What was found
DURING C/W ASB 407-98-17, THE VERTICAL FIN WAS FOUND DAMAGED BEYOND THE MAXIMUM LIMIT. ACTUAL DEPTH IS APPROXIMATE DEPTH OF .027 INCH. REPLACED FIN WITH NEW FIN P/N 206-020-113-255A S/N BP-2653.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N973AA
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53167
- System (JASC)
- 5530 · Vertical Stabilizer
- Part
- Vertical Fin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 785 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.