What was found
(CAN) CRACKED VERTICAL STIFFENER. CUTOUT IN HORIZONTAL STIFFENER WAS TOO SMALL WHICH PUT PRESSURE ON VERTICAL STIFFENER CAUSING IT TO CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- March 21, 2002
- Submitted
- April 8, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L
- Aircraft time
- 15,189 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20R
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 206033110189
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 16,300 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.