What was found
THE TAIL SKID BROKE AT RETAINING HOLE AND A PORTION OF SKID DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. FATIGUE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AT RETAINING HOLES AND PROGRESSED AROUND BETWEEN 2.25.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2004
- Submitted
- April 26, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53265
- Aircraft time
- 5,075 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 3241 · Brake Anti-Skid Section
- Part
- Skid
- Part number
- 206020110103
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 5,075 hours
- Component
- Vertical Stab
- Component part number
- 206020113223B
- 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.