# SDR CA970902013

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 21, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Bell 204-B
- Registry model: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Lyc T5313B
- System (JASC): [5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5302)
- Part: Beam
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Tail Boom
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA970902013

## Discrepancy

(CAN) TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT POINT T-CAP BEAM FOUND CRACKED.  SOME RIVETS ALSO SHEARED.  CRACK WAS ALONG TWO HI-SHEAR RIVET HOLES.

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