Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
March 22, 2015
Submitted
March 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AE
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51452
Aircraft time
12,692 hours, 66,350 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
206033107107A107
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.

What was found

CRACKS ON THE LT & RT 145 BULKHEADS AS FOLLOWS, LT 145 STIFFENER HAS A CRACK COMING FROM THE MIDDLE RIVET & RT SIDE JUST PAST THE STIFFENER THERE IS A CRACK APPROX 2 INCHES LONG IN THE UPPER RADIUS. THE CRACKS & DAMAGE ARE BEHIND THE CLIPS THAT HOOK THE TOP OF BOTH LT & RT 145 FRAME STATIONS TO THE ROOF.

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