What was found
CRACKED. EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ARMPIT AT PATCH AREA, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY BRAZE FILLER MATERIAL. CRACK FOLLOWS WELD SEAM AND EXTENDS INTO PATCH. SCRAPPED PART. HOLDING FOR FINAL DISPOSITION.
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2003
- Submitted
- February 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N408AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53491
- Aircraft time
- 1,653 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 1,653 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7240 · Turbine Engine Combustion Section
- Part
- Combust Chamber
- Part number
- 23030911
- Part serial
- 262082
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,653 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.