Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
August 16, 2017
Submitted
August 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473AE
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52407
Aircraft time
3,770 hours, 11,026 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
206033107055
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Component
Bulkhead · Bell
Component part number
206033107121
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

DURING MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT UPPER STIFFENER CLIP AND THE BULKHEAD STRUCTURE AT THE FS 145 BULKHEAD TO BE CRACKED. ON BULKHEAD PN: 206-033-107-121 THERE WAS A .7" CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH THE 3RD UPPER RIVET HOLE FROM THE BOX BEAN AND A 1" CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH THE 4TH UPPER RIVET HOLE FROM THE BOX BEAM STRUCTURE. STIFFENER PN: 206-033-107-055 HAS A .4" CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH THE 3RD UPPER RIVET HOLE FROM BOX BEAM, A .7" CRACK EXTENDING THROUGH THE 4TH UPPER RIVET HOLE FROM THE BOX BEAM, AND A .45" CRACK FOLLOWING THE RADIUS NEAR THE 3RD RIVET HOLE FROM BOX BEAM.

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