What was found
UPPER LEFT TAILBOOM ATTACH BOLT SNAPPED DURING CRUISE/DESCENT FLIGHT. REMOVED T/B, INSPECTED AIRFRAME AND T/B ATTACH POINTS FOR ALIGNMENT, ZYGLOED FITTINGS, REPLACED ALL BOLTS
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 1999
- Submitted
- December 30, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N412BE
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33036
- Aircraft time
- 9,849 hours, 34,473 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- NAS62826
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 9,850 hours, 34,473 cycles
- Component
- Tailboom · 212030100147
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.