What was found
(CAN) DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION UPPER LT CHANNEL LOCATED ON REAR OF FUSELAGE WHERE TAILBOOM ATTACHES TO FUSELAGE. CHANNEL FOUND TO HAVE CRACK PRETUDING FROM A RIVET HOLE. CHANNEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2002
- Submitted
- August 7, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft time
- 4,800 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 206031314037
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Fusleage
- 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.