What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND PITTING CORROSION ON CROSSTUBE .2500 INCH DEEP .5000 INCH ROUND. SCRAPPED CROSSTUBE. PROBABLE CAUSE IS WATER ENTRAPMENT. ALMOST UNDETECTABLE WITH ALL PARTS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2002
- Submitted
- April 11, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N477AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53203
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Crosstube
- Part number
- 407050202101
- Part serial
- 522991
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 3,690 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.