SDR 99ZZZX688

Service difficulty report · Support · Bell 407

Difficulty date: November 28, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N497AL
Make and model: Bell 407
Aircraft serial: 53172
System (JASC): 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
Part: Support
Part number: 206023119109
Condition: Cracked
Location: Horizontal Stab
Component: 407023800101
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.

What was found

DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT SLAT SUPPORT, SECOND FROM INBD, CRACKED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND SLAT POSITIONS SWAPPED ON AIRCRAFT (LEFT INSTALLED ON RIGHT SIDE AND VICE VERSA). SWAPPED SLAT POSITIONS AND REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED SLAT SUPPORT P/N 206-023-119-109, SECOND FROM INBD ON RIGHT SIDE.

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