What was found
DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FUSELAGE LOWER PANEL, BELOW LT FUEL BLADDER FOUND TO HAVE A 30" LONGITUDINAL CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2016
- Submitted
- July 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N390AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28198
- Aircraft time
- 12,676 hours, 24,560 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- 2140317104106
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 12,676 hours, 24,560 cycles
- 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.