What was found
SIX INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON TAIL BOOM SKIN AT THE FORWARD LOWER CUT-OUT AREA FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. SUBMITTER STATED BELL HELICOPTER HAS ISSUED AN OPERATION SAFETY NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- DDZR151D
Helicopters Inc - Aircraft
- N2AQ
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52099
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 206033004177
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 6,212 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.