What was found
(CAN) SUPPORT ANGLE P/N 407-023-800-127 FOUND CRACKED ON A DAILY INSP. PART HAS BEEN UPGRADED BY A -129 THAT WAS INSTALLED. THIS IS KNOWN TO MFG AND THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH THE -129 THAT IS THINNER MATERIAL AND HAS MORE FLEXABILITY.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2009
- Submitted
- March 5, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 7,448 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Angle
- Part number
- 407023800127
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 3,851 hours
- Component
- Tailboom Assy
- Component part number
- 407030801203
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.