What was found
DAILY INSPECTION FOUND CRACK AT UPPER LEFT TAIL BOOM ATTACH POINT, AIRFRAME SIDE. THIS LONGERON BASE IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR ATTACH POINTS. THE UPPER LEFT CARRIES HIGHEST LOADS.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N390AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28198
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 214031431105
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt T/B Attach
- Part time
- 3,612 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.