Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 24, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
2,053 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom · Bell · 407030801
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) CRACK IN TAILBOOM SKIN FOUND ON LEFT HAND SIDE EXTENDING FROM FORWARD RIVET ON UPPER LEFT HAND ANGLE SUPPORT P/N 407-023-800-117 TO NEXT RIVET UP ON TAILBOOM SKIN. TAILBOOM REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND IS BEING SHIPPED TO BELL HELICOPTERS FOR EVALUATION. REPLACEMENT TAILBOOM WAS INSTALLED.

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