What was found
WHILE PERFORMING SCHEDULED 100 HOUR INSPECTION, NOTED A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM MOUNTING RING EXTENDING FROM THE UPPER LT MOUNTING HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE BULKHEAD.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2018
- Submitted
- February 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N336AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52436
- Aircraft time
- 2,892 hours, 6,938 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Mount
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.