What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, 3 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF CHANNEL, WAS FOUND. CRACK STARTS BOTTOM OF CHANNEL AND GOES UP 3 INCHES JUST ABOVE RECEPTACLE DOUBLER. C/A: INSTALL STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2003
- Submitted
- February 13, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53265
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5412 · Nacelle/Pylon, Bulkhead/Firewall
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 206064902036
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Firewall
- 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.