What was found
AFT FLANGE OF T-ANGLE SPLICE IS TRIMMED TOO SHORT TO PROVIDE PROPER EDGE DISTANCE FOR .1562 INCH RIVETS. THE AREA WHICH IS TRIMMED TOO SHORT IS ON THE SIDE OF PART, JUST INBOARD OF WHERE THE CURVE BEGINS TO MATCH THE SHELL CONTOUR.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Splice
- Part number
- 206033103037S
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.