Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
January 21, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
13,110 hours
Part
Fitting
Part number
205030767005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING AIRFRAME INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LONGERON P/N 205-030-207-005 UNDER FITTING P/N 205-030-767-005. FITTING REMOVED, INSPECTED FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT AFT SIDE OF BOLT LOCATION. CRACKS IN FITTING P/N 205-030-767-005 NOT FOUND UNTIL REMOVAL OF PART. THIS FITTING IS KNOWN TO CRACK AT THE RIVET HOLE LOCATIONS, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, IT WAS CRACKED ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE BOLT HOLE LOCATION. LONGERON AND FITTING WERE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. (TC# 20070126007)

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