What was found
(CAN) DURING A DAILY INSPECTION CHECK, TWO BREAKS WERE FOUND IN TH E UPPER MAIN ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE VERTICAL FIN REAR SUPPORT. THE BROKEN PIECE IS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH BY 1 INCH IN SIZE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2000
- Submitted
- October 12, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L
- Aircraft time
- 9,586 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Part number
- 206031418007
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Vertical Fin
- Part time
- 9,918 hours
- Component
- Tail Boom Assy · Bell · 206033004NA
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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