SDR EVCA201605261

Service difficulty report · Frame · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date: May 24, 2016
Submitted: May 26, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N1821
Make and model: Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial: 52366
Aircraft time: 2,810 hours, 8,819 cycles
System (JASC): 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
Part: Frame
Part number: 206033107121
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

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS OF THE ACFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FS 145 BULKHEAD HAD A CRACKED CLIP, PN 206-033-107-055 WITH 5 CRACKS, ALL MEASURING BETWEEN 3/32" & 5/16" IN LENGTH. UPON REMOVAL OF THE CLIP, FRAME, PN 206-033-107-121 WAS FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS WITH ONE MEASURING IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH.

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