Service difficulty report · Beam · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
August 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
12,061 hours
Engine
Lyc T5313A
Part
Beam
Part number
209031344001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xmsn Mount
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

THE ACA HOLDER WAS DOING HIS DAILY PREFLIGHT WHEN HE NOTICED 2 BLACK LINES THAT APPEARED TO BE CRACKS. THE ACA HOLDER LOOKED CLOSER AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION 5TH MOUNT FITTING BEAM WAS CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM, WHERE THE 5TH RUBBER MOUNT IS LOCATED. THE CRACKS RUN PARALLEL TO THE CTR LINE OF THE BEAM ABOUT .3750 THS OF AN IN AFT FROM THE CTR LINE. THE CRACKS ARE ABOUT .5625 INCHES LONG. THE 5TH MOUNT FITTING BEAM WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW BEAM.

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