What was found
THE VERTICAL FIN WAS FOUND LOOSE DURING A SCHEDULE INSPECTION. ONE ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS SHANKED-OUT. ANOTHER BOLT WAS LOOSE BUT NOT SHANKED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2006
- Submitted
- June 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- Aircraft time
- 1 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bolt
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 1,606 hours
- 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.