Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 212

Difficulty date
April 2, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
22,627 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Fitting
Part number
212030161001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) TAIL BOOM LOWER LT ATTACHMENT FITTING FOUND CRACKED ON DAILY INSPECTION. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R WITH NEW PART. CRACK EXTENDS FROM TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLE TO EDGE OF FITTING. ALSO, A SECOND CRACK FOUND PROGRESSING FROM THE BOLT HOLE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION .5".

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