Service difficulty report · Tube · Bell 47G2

Difficulty date
May 3, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 47G2
Aircraft time
21,057 hours
Engine
Lyc VO435A1D
Part
Tube
Part number
471401241
Condition
Cracked
Location
Stabilizer Bar
Part time
14,126 hours
Component
Stabilizer Bar · Bell
Component part number
471401014
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) ON NORMAL WALK AROUND PILOT NOTICED STABILIZER BAR TUBE CRACKED AT SLEEVE AT IB END OF TUBE. STAB BAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND MACHINE RETURNED TO SERVICE. AD 74-08-02 COVERS THIS ISSUE ON SOME OF THE LATER MODEL STAB BARS BUT NOT THE EARLIER MODELS OF STAB BARS. ALTHOUGH WE CHECK THIS AS PART OF OUR NORMAL PREFLIGHT CHECK AND THIS IS HOW IT WAS FOUND. (TC NR 20070504002)

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