Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
July 9, 2015
Submitted
July 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45300
Aircraft time
30,348 hours, 69,256 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
206033107055
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

FOUND AN APPROX 1 INCH LONG CRACK ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER, APPROX .25 INCH LONG CRACKS IN A CLIP LOCATED ON THE FS 145 BULKHEAD, CLIP PN 206-033-107-055.

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