What was found
(CAN) DURING THE ROUTINE 150 HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER LT LONGERON, AIRFRAME SIDE, THAT IS THE ATTACH POINT FOR THE TAILBOOM INTERCOSTAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 427030602121
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 5,396 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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