Service difficulty report · Web · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
May 31, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
12,014 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Web
Part number
206031121023
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
12,163 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) DURING A ROUTINE 300 INSP ON THE AIRFRAME, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON UPPER AFT SECTION OF THE SEAT WEB ASSY. THIS AREA IS PRONE TO STRESS AND CRACKS WHEN THE SEAT PANEL (THAT IS ATTACHED TO IT) IS REMOVED, AND NO SUPPORT IS ADDED TO THE TOP OF THIS WEB ASSY. PEOPLE TEND TO LEAN OVER THIS AREA, PUTTING THEIR HANDS ON THE TOP OF THE WEB AND THE WEB ENDS UP SUPPORTED THE PERSONS WEIGHT. THIS IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE CRACK, WHICH CAN HAPPEN OVER TIME. THE WEB ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PIECE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060605006)

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