What was found
DURING POST FLIGHT DISCOVERED A 4" SKIN CRACK IN FUSELAGE AFT OF RT PILOT DOOR. DURING HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKED BULKHEAD DOOR POST SUPPORT AT STA 142.50, WL 22.00, BL 40.0.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2016
- Submitted
- August 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N825H
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28137
- Aircraft time
- 9,131 hours, 6,578 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 214031244132
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 9,131 hours, 6,578 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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