What was found
CRACKED, FITTING ON R/H AFT FLOAT WAS AT AN INCORRECT ANGLE FROM THE FACTORY CAUSING THE LINE TO PUSH AGAINST THE COVER./ REPLACED THE COVER AND REPOSITIONED THE FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2005
- Submitted
- June 20, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427CK
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- Aircraft serial
- 56043
- Aircraft time
- 427 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Cover
- Part number
- FT245172
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Part time
- 428 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.