Service difficulty report · Beam · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
August 19, 2013
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
22,096 hours
Engine
Hnywl T5317A1HNYWL
Part
Beam
Part number
205030163095
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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) WHILE PERFORMING A DA!LY INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER LT MAIN BEAM CAP PORTION, EXTRUDING FROM THE ENGINE DECK, SOMETIMES REFEREED TO AS THE "INDICATOR." PORTION, WAS CRACKED. A FLIGHT PERMIT WAS ACTIVATED THROUGH TC AND THE FAA TO FLY TO A MFG SERVICE CENTER, IN FOR REPAIRS, TC APPROVED AN FAA 8110- .3 ENGINEERING REPAIR AND THE CRACKED BEAM WAS REPAIRED.

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