Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Bell 212

Difficulty date
October 14, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
14,229 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Crosstube
Part number
205050400063
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE RELOADING ACFT AT A FOB, AFT CROSSTUBE FAILED JUST INBD OF THE OUTER EDGE OF LT SADDLE BRACKET AND CLAMP ASSY. ON INVESTIGATION, SOME PITTING CORROSION WAS NOTED UNDER THE SADDLE AREA AT A POINT WHERE THE FRACTURE SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO SECONDARY STRUCTURE AS WELL AS COSMETIC DAMAGE OCCURED.

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