What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, CRACKS, CORROSION, BROKEN SPOT WELDS, HINGES WORN OUT. SKIN CORROSION AT SPOT WELDS BECAUSE OF NON-ALCLAD MATERIAL. HEAVIER GAUGE MATERIAL ON STRINGERS NEEDED.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2002
- Submitted
- February 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.