Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
July 11, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft time
5,040 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750C1
Part
Bracket
Part number
222031233104
Condition
Cracked
Location
Crew Door
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) RIGHT, LOWER DOOR SUPPORT HINGE FOUND CRACKED AFTER A FLIGHT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BELL 206 HAD LANDED AT THE BASE SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR, THIS SAME DOOR HAD FLOWN OPEN. CHECKED AFTER INCIDENT BY THE PILOTS BUT NO DAMAGE NOTED. MAY HAVE BEEN THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF THE 'CRACK'. A SMALL INCIPIENT CRACK HAD BEEN DETECTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION.

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