What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE TOP END OF THE RT AFT VERTICAL CONTROL TUBE TUNNEL STIFFENER CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2017
- Submitted
- November 9, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N447AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52454
- Aircraft time
- 2,077 hours, 5,165 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- 206033110239
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 2,077 hours, 5,165 cycles
- 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.