What was found
ROUTINE INSPECTION, UPPER SECTION OF FRAME CRACKED ABOVE RIGHT ATTACHMENT CASTING. PROBABLE CAUSE: RIGHT UPPER SHIM ON TAILBOOM (407-030-810-119) NOT BURNISHED AT EDGES.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2002
- Submitted
- February 21, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 206032308103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 4,864 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.