Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
May 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Engine
Lyc T5313B
Part
Crosstube
Part number
205050400053
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
9,756 hours
Component
205706078101
Stage of operation
HO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C, D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON LIFTING 6 FUEL DRUMS ON A SHORT LANYARD, PILOT SAW IN THE SLING MIRROR THAT THE LANYARD HAD CAUGHT ON THE RT SKID TUBE. ON ATTEMPT TO LAND, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE REAR CROSSTUBE HAD BROKEN AND THE LANDING WAS ABORTED, THE LOAD RELEASED AND HELO RETURNED TO BASE WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE ON PREPARED BLOCKS. CROSSTUBE BROKE AT THE RT MOUNTING POINT FROM A PRE-EXISTING CRACK UNDER THE CLAMP.

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