What was found
(CAN) TOP LT LONGERON ON ACFT LOCATED IN AFT COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED BEHIND DOUBLER ON TOP LT TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT. CRACK WAS FOUND DURING DAILY INSPECTION, MACHINE WAS FLOWN TO ACFT SERVICE CENTER WERE LONGERON WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 205A1
- Engine
- Lyc T5317A
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 205030207005
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.