What was found
DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION OF TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING RIVETS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE LT LOWER FITTING. TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING REMOVED, INSPECTED AND RE-INSTALLED WITH NEW PARTS.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2011
- Submitted
- November 22, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N266AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52281
- Aircraft time
- 10,063 hours, 36,526 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom
- Component part number
- 206033004199
- 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.