What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN CRACKING ISSUES ALONG WITH LOOSE RIVETS.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2013
- Submitted
- September 9, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N53AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45300
- Aircraft time
- 28,970 hours, 19,297 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 206033003105
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.