Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
September 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3CW
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51420
Part
Intercostal
Part number
206033004143
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom Assy
Part time
3,076 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

PILOT REQUESTED INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED CRACK IN TAIL BOOM AT LT UPPER SUPPORT FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. UPON INSPECTION, A LINE APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH LONG WAS FOUND AND DETERMINED TO BE A CRACK. WHILE PREPARING TO REMOVE LT UPPER SUPPORT, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND BELOW THE LT LOWER SUPPORT. UPON REMOVAL OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, A CRACK 1.3 INCHES LONG STARTING .3 INCH AFT OF THE FWD UPPER CORNER OF LT TAIL BOOM CUT OUT, A CRACK 1.6 INCHES LONG STARTING .3 INCH FROM THE FWD LOWER CORNER OF LT TAIL BOOM CUT OUT, BOTH IN THE UPPER SKIN AND A CRACK 2.5 INCHES LONG STARTING .5 INCH FROM THE FWD LOWER CORNER OF THE LT TAILBOOM CUT OUT IN THE LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND. PART CYCLES, 3,179. (X)

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