What was found
TAIL BOOM RING/BULKHEAD ASSY PN: 206-032-400-027 HAS APPROXIMATELY ONE 1/2 - 3/4 INCH CRACK AROUND THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER LEFT INTERCOSTAL/MOUNT POINT.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2016
- Submitted
- December 9, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52222
- Aircraft time
- 5,744 hours, 14,329 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 206032400027
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 206033004177
- 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.