What was found
2 PIECE SADDLE, CRACKED ACROSS BOLT HOLE, .250 TO EDGE AND .750 TO BEND STEP RADIUS. FORWARD SIDE, 3RD BOLT HOLE DOWN FROM TOP. PART REPLACED WITH 1 PIECE SADDLE.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2005
- Submitted
- June 2, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft time
- 4,461 hours, 12 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C28B
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Saddle
- Part number
- 206052111007
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Skid Tube
- Component
- Skid Tube · Bell
- Component part number
- 206053158004
- 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.