What was found
(CAN) INADVERTENT RELEASE OF EXTERNAL LOAD DURING FLIGHT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN RELEASE CABLE.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft time
- 13,264 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 2550 · Cargo Compartments
- Part
- Release Cable
- Part number
- 26800400
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- External Load
- 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.