Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
January 21, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52054
Aircraft time
3,052 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
206020113207
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Fin
Part time
3,368 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) UPON CHANGING FORMER P/N 206-020-113-093 ON VERTICAL FIN, DAMAGE/GOUGING DETECTED ON THE IB FIN SKIN WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO VERTICAL FIN MOUNTING HOLE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT WHEN ORIGINALLY FITTING THE COWLS THAT THE FORMER WAS TRIMMED AND THAT AT THIS TIME THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. MFG WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPROVED REPAIR WAS PROVIDED AND CARRIED OUT. (TC NR 20070126006)

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