What was found
WHILE PERFORMING A SCHEDULED 100 HR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TAILBOOM MOUNTING RING PN: 206-032-400-027 APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN LENGTH BELOW THE UPPER LEFT ATTACHMENT FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2018
- Submitted
- May 23, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N113AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51201
- Aircraft time
- 9,105 hours, 27,465 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Mount Flange
- Part number
- 206032400027
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 206033004199
- 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.