- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2012
- Submitted
- February 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53264
- Aircraft time
- 13,292 hours
- Part
- Crosstube
- Part number
- D407667205
- Part serial
- RECV4327
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 2,408 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.
What was found
CROSSTUBE HAS CORROSION UNDER SUPPORT SADDLE BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS.
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