Service difficulty report · Door · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 3, 2002
Submitted
February 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53247
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Part number
407064806101
Part serial
703120323
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
5,261 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

LT ENGINE BAY DOOR LOWER RECTANGLE SCREEN IS CRACKED AND UPPER 2ND FRONT FORWARD SQUARE SCREEN CRACKED. LT AND RT ENGINE BAY DOORS. CHAFING OCCURRING ON LOWER AND FORWARD EDGE OF DOORS. LATCHES EXCESSIVE WEAR. FASTENERS ON FORWARD AFT EDGE HAS EXCESSIVE WEAR AROUND FASTENER HOLE. PULSING OF ROTOR WASH CAUSING STRESS ON LT DOOR.

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