Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
July 22, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft time
8,608 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Fitting
Part number
2060313293
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) A CRACK STARTED AT THE TOP OF THE FITTING AND TRAVELED VERTICALLY THROUGH A RIVET HOLE TO APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH BELOW IT.

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