Service difficulty report · Longeron · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
August 30, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
9,241 hours
Part
Longeron
Part number
205032806089A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
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) WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE HANGAR FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF THE TAILBOOM SKIN AND NO MOVEMENT OF FITTING WHEN THE TAILBOOM WAS MANUALLY FLEXED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOWER FITTING OF THE LONGERON WAS CRACKED. THIS CRACKED FITTING LEFT ONLY 3 OF THE 4 TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT BOLTS HOLDING THE TAILBOOM TO THE AIRFRAME. THE TAILBOOM WAS REPLACED AND ALL ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS REPLACED.

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