SDR ERAA080462

Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 10, 2002
Submitted
August 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
10,729 hours
Component
Tailboom
Component part number
212030100111
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

TAILBOOM HAS CRACK ON SADDLE DOUBLER RT BASE OF VERTICAL FIN. FOUND SADDLE DOUBLER TO BOTH BE CRACKED AND LOWER SKIN BENEATH DOUBLERS CRACKED. REMOVED BOTH SADDLE DOUBLERS AND SKIN AND FOUND LOWER SKIN TO BE CRACKED. MUST BE SENT OFF TO REPAIR IN FIXTURE.

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