What was found
CRACK IN RADIUS, POOR QUALITY CONTROL WHEN FABRICATING AND PART PUT IN LOAD ON INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N577AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 407023800118
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,443 hours
- Component
- 407030800101
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.