What was found
DISCOVERED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR PAINT. CONTROL TUBE SHEAR RIVET SHEARED WHEN LIGHT CONTROLS WERE MOVED. NO EXCESSIVE FORCES ON CONTROLS WERE APPLIED WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2003
- Submitted
- October 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N266AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52281
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Rivet
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Elevator Control
- Part time
- 17 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.