What was found
DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND APPROXIMATELY .8750 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS. OEM PART DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY CAUSING UNDO STRESS.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N497AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53172
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 407023800118
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 84 hours
- Component
- 407030801101
- 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.