What was found
CORROSION OF LONGERON AND SPLICE UNDER SPLICE. FOUND WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR ASB212-90-63. CORROSION WAS VERY SEVERE WHEN SIGNS WERE VISIBLE BECAUSE CORROSION WAS BETWEEN LONGERON AND SPAR SPLICE FAYING SURFACES.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2008
- Submitted
- March 5, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 212
- Aircraft time
- 11,651 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6T3B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 212030132150B
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tailboom Baggage
- Part time
- 12,717 hours
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell · 212030100
- 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.