What was found
(CAN) APPROX. 8 IN. CRACK FOUND IN TAILBOOM NEAR THE 5TH HANGER BEARING APPROX. 270 HRS REMAINING OUT OF THE 5000 HRS RETIREMENT LIFE. (TC NR 20060914002)
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2006
- Submitted
- May 1, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 9,257 hours
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 407530014
- 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.