Service difficulty report · Longeron · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Longeron
Part number
212030132
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
6,387 hours
Component
Tail Boom · Bell
Component part number
212030100
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) DURING IMPORT OF THE ACFT, MAINTENANCE WAS CARRYING OUT ASB 212-90-63, THE REPETITIVE TAILBOOM BORESCOPE INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, THE LOWER LONGERONS WERE INSPECTED FOR CONDITION. A CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE LT LOWER LONGERON. THE TAILBOOM WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO A REPAIR SHOP. WHEN THE TAILBOOM WAS OPENED UP, THE LONGERON WAS FOUND TO HAVE A REPAIR APPLIED TO THE CRACK. THE REPAIR AND LONGERON WERE BOTH CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT APPROVED IAW THE SRM. A REPLACEMENT TAILBOOM WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT, AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ORIGINAL UNIT IS UNDERGOING REPAIRS.

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