What was found
(CAN) DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON UPPER LT TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING. CRACK EMANATED FROM FITTING TO INBOARD UPPER RIVET HOLE AND TRAVELLED ENTIRE SURFACE AREA FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft time
- 17,558 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C28B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 206031329103S
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 1,850 hours
- Component
- Fitting · Bell · 206031329103
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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