What was found
(CAN) CARRYING OUT A DAILY CHECK IT WAS OBSERVED THAT A VERTICAL LATERAL CRACK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE LOWER SKIN OF TAILBOOM JUST 5 INCHES AFT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE SKIN IS 2024 T3 .032 IN.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 2004
- Submitted
- January 5, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 222U
- Aircraft time
- 5,977 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101750C1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 222035115103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 222035100107
- 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.