Service difficulty report · Horn · Bell 214B1

Difficulty date
February 6, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 214B1
Aircraft time
9,422 hours
Engine
Lyc T5508D
Part
Horn
Part number
214001920101
Part serial
RE259
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
551 hours
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) AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, DURING REGULAR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ELEVATOR HORN ASSY. PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. (UNDER CODES F1 WAS USED HOWEVER FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE NOT AFFECTED, AS PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN FLIGHT CARACTERISTICS. THE ELEVATOR WAS STILL ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALY WITH THE CRACK. (TC NR B20060209004)

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