What was found
DURING A DAILY INSP SOME WORKING RIVETS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH SHEARED RIVET HEADS AT THE TAILBOOM WHERE THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SUPPORT FITTING ATTACHES.
- Difficulty date
- February 23, 2008
- Submitted
- March 12, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427CU
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- Aircraft serial
- 56047
- Aircraft time
- 2,542 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Fitting
- Part number
- 427034851101
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.