- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2016
- Submitted
- October 18, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- AC2R685K
Chevron USA, Production Company Aviation Maintenan - Aircraft
- N229SJ
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57028
- Aircraft time
- 3,787 hours
- Part
- Control Tube
- Part number
- 429001020107
- Part serial
- US63
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Cyclic Control
- Part time
- 3,787 hours
- 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.
What was found
RIGHT CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY CORRODED. REPLACED THE CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY.
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