What was found
UPPER LT ATTACH FITTING ON THE TAILBOOM WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE RIVETS AT THE FORWARD END. CRACK MEASURES 1.34 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2017
- Submitted
- July 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N410AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52435
- Aircraft time
- 1,718 hours, 6,076 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 206032409001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 206033004203
- 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.