What was found
WHILE A DAILY CHECK WAS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE PILOT, HE NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOPING ON THE FWD PART OF THE UPPER LT SUPPORT ANGLE THAT SUPPORTS THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO THE TAILBOOM. ACFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 1,558 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Angle
- Part number
- 407023800129
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,670 hours
- Component
- Tailboom Assy
- Component part number
- 407030801205
- 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.