What was found
(CAN) ALUMINUM PANEL REFERRED TO AS A BRACKET HAS CRACKS STARTING AT THE ANTENNA MOUNTING HOLE WHICH IS ALSO USED AS THE GROUNDING POINT FOR THE ANTENNA. IF LEFT UNDETECTED THE ELT ANTENNA MOUNTED TO THIS PANEL COULD DEPART THE ACFT.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2016
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft time
- 129 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 429075601101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 127 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.