Service difficulty report · Longeron · Bell 204B

Difficulty date
January 31, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 204B
Aircraft time
16,756 hours
Engine
Lyc T5311B
Part
Longeron
Part number
204032806079A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
17,138 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) UPPER LT ATTACH LONGERON CRACKED AFT OF HOT BONDED DOUBLER. CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AT A RIVET HOLE. THE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ENGINE REMOVAL WHERE THE AFT ENGINE COWL WAS REMOVED EXPOSING THE LONGERON. THE CRACK MEASURES APPROX 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE CRACK WAS ORIENTED IN A LATERAL PLANE TO THE LENGTH OF THE PART.

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