Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 30, 2019
Submitted
April 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496AE
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53328
Aircraft time
9,856 hours, 34,460 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AA
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 INSPECTION AT OUR SWRMO, FOUND BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD STIFFENER CRACKED/MISSING NUT PLATES. REMOVED DAMAGED STIFFENER AND REPLACED WITH NEW STIFFENER PN 206-032-309-095 AND DAMAGED SUPPORT WITH NEW SUPPORT PN 206-032-309-113 . ALL MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED WITH REFERENCE TO BHT ALL SRM CH 3

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