Service difficulty report · Support · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 23, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
13,041 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Support
Condition
Broken
Location
Skid Tube
Component
Crosstube · Bell · 205050403
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MOVE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATON OF ANY MALFUNCTION ON THE INSTRUMENTS. THE PILOT OPENED THE CREW DOOR AND SAW THE RT SKID TUBE SLIPPED OUT TO THE RIGHT. INSPECTION REEALED THAT THE FORWARD CROSSTUBE HAD SNAPPED IN HALF AT THE RT SUPPORT POSITION. THE BROKEN CROSSTUBE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CROSSTUBE WAS INSTALLED.

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