What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND THE LT SUPPORT BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE FINLET TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO BE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 2013
- Submitted
- December 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N129AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45547
- Aircraft time
- 15,261 hours, 26,669 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Part number
- 206023119065
- 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.