Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
March 23, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
14,575 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Skin
Part number
206031004075
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom · Bell · 20603100471B
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

(CAN) A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMMINATING FROM A RIVET ON THE LT SIDE OF THE BOOM AT STA 136.9. THE CRACK FORMED DOWNWARD TO THE EDGE OF THE UPPER SKIN AND UPWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES. TAILBOOM WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BELL SRM. NR 1 BEARING HANGER AND DR GEARBOX MOUNTS WERE FOUND TO BE MISALIGNED.

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