What was found
(CAN) VERTICAL FIN CRACKED. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED AT THE UPPER AFT ATTACH POINT. IT WAS DISCOVERED ON A DAILY INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 427035840109
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.