What was found
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE LOWER SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE NEAR TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES LONG FORWARD AND AFT AND AN INCH-AND-HALF RUNNING OUTBOARD. FS 75, WL 61.77, RBL 2.0.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2020
- Submitted
- September 30, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496AE
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53328
- Aircraft time
- 10,551 hours, 35,973 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 206031319027
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lower Fuselage
- 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.