What was found
1/2 INCH CRACK AT UPPER LH INBOARD SIDE OF TAILBOOM RING.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2023
- Submitted
- January 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N271AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51351
- Aircraft time
- 16,803 hours, 74,811 cycles
- Engine time
- 33,590 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Ring
- Part number
- 206032400027
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.