SDR 99ZZZX908

Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 407

Difficulty date: March 8, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N547AL
Make and model: Bell 407
Aircraft serial: 53240
System (JASC): 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
Part: Skin
Condition: Cracked
Location: Tailboom
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
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

AFTER FINAL FLIGHT OF THE DAY DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM, PN 407-030-801-101, SN 53239, TT: 1,621.3 HOURS, WAS FOUND. THE CRACK INITITATED FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOUNT AREA. THE TAILBOOM IS CURRENTLY HELD AT THE AIR LOGISTICS, LLC FACILITY IN NEW IBERIA, LA.

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