SDR AC2A118174

Service difficulty report · Seat Belt · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
November 11, 2007
Submitted
November 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39LR
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45654
Aircraft time
3,831 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Part
Seat Belt
Part number
5016612
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DEPARTED HELIPORT THE 0821 WITH 2 CPL PASSENGERS. ONE PASSENGER WAS IN THE LT FRONT SEAT WITH THE REMAINING PASSENGER IN THE RT REAR FORWARD FACING SEAT. ARRIVED AT SWP24 AT 0821 AND THE REAR PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE PAD THE NEXT DESTINATION WAS SP 75. ARRIVED AT SP 75 NR 0833 WERE THE FRONT PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PASSENGER DEPARTED THE DECK, RETURNED WITH AN ARRIVAL TIME OF 0854. DURING POST FLIGHT, NOTICED PAINT MISSING FROM AREA JUST AFT OF RT PASSENGER DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, NOTICED THE RT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE AFT CROSS TUBE AND FLOAT INFLATION HOSE. NO NOISE WAS NOTICED.

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