Service difficulty report · Bulkhead Web · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
December 5, 2012
Submitted
December 5, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N121AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45690
Aircraft time
26,361 hours, 43,611 cycles
Part
Bulkhead Web
Part number
206033110183
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 8
Part time
26,361 hours, 43,611 cycles
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

A ONE INCH CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING OTHER MX IN THE RT BROOM CLOSET UPPER WEB ORIGINATING AT THE FIRST AFT FASTENER BELOW THE MAIN BEAM TO THE EDGE OF THE WEB. THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE STIFFENER AND THE WEB IN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH A TAPERED SHIM TO RELIEVE STRESS IN THIS AREA. THE 5 UPPER AFT FASTENERS ATTACHING THE WEB TO THE STIFFENER WERE WORKING.

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