What was found
(CAN) FUSELAGE ANGLE FOUND CRACKED DURING A TAILBOOM INSPECTION. PART IS NOT READILY VISIBLE OR A PLACE OF INTEREST DURING INSPECTIONS AND MAY HAVE GONE SOME TIME AS CRACKED. PART IS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- November 28, 2008
- Submitted
- December 18, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47M
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 500N34247
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 800 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.