What was found
(CAN) LOWER LT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING FOUND CRACKED IN WEB AREA ON SCHEDULED INSPECTION. POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT ISSUES FROM THE MFG. REPLACED WITH UPGRADED ONE PIECE FITTING AND LONGERON. (TC NR 20080221005)
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2008
- Submitted
- November 3, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 7,007 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 206031327101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 6,996 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.