What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND CRACK ORIGINATING FROM A NUTPLATE ON THE AFT SKIN OF THE TAILBOOM (T/R GEARBOX LOWER CLOSE OUT SKIN). AFT SKIN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2010
- Submitted
- March 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N61AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45470
- Aircraft time
- 12,544 hours, 19,370 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 206033004051
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 889 hours, 2,703 cycles
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 206033004199
- 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.