SDR CA120912005

Service difficulty report · Beam · Bell 407

Difficulty date: July 17, 2012
Submitted: September 14, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Bell 407
System (JASC): 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
Part: Beam
Part number: 407030401109
Condition: Cracked
Part time: 53,550 hours
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: 9
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) IT WAS REPORTED THAT OPERATOR DISCOVERED A 3.5" CRACK ON THE ROOF PANEL ASSY IN FRONT OF THE RT FWD PYLON BEAM FOOT, APPROXIMATELY WL 72, BL 18, STAT 110. NO DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED INSIDE THE CABIN, BELOW THE BEAM FOOT. THE BEAM WAS REPAIRED.

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