Service difficulty report · Frame · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
June 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L
Part
Frame
Part number
206033107049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
11,915 hours
Component
206033002007
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FRAME AT WATER LINE STATION 67.00 FOUND CRACKED ACROSS THE INNER 75 PERCENT OF THE WEB AND TOTALLY THROUGH THE INNER FLANGE. IT HAS NOW PROPAGATED A 2 INCH CRACK AT THE SAME PLACE ON THE INNER SKIN P/N 206-031-117-253.

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