What was found
BIRD STRIKE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT RETURNING TO BASE. PILOT LANDED IN FIELD NEAR FORUM AR. AMT NOTED DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FIN LOWER LEADING EDGE. REPLACED VERTICAL STABILIZER
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2024
- Submitted
- November 19, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N467AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52438
- Aircraft time
- 5,701 hours, 14,169 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 5,777 hours, 11,880 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 206020113231A
- Part serial
- BP5728
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.