What was found
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RT SIDE WEB OF THE VERTICAL CONTROLS TUNNEL TO HAVE A CRACK AT THE TOP AFT EDGE OF THE STRUCTURE. UPON DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND THE AFT RT VERTICAL TUNNEL STIFFENER TO BE CRACKED THROUGH.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2016
- Submitted
- September 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N426AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52426
- Aircraft time
- 3,278 hours, 7,420 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 206033110239S
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.