What was found
THE SUPPORT HAS EXFOLIATING CORROSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL, ALLOWING A PORTION OF THE SLAT ASSY TO DEPART FROM THE ACFT IN FLIGHT. FOUND ONCE ACFT LANDED AT BASE STATION. REPLACED SLAT ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2009
- Submitted
- April 1, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N491PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53386
- Aircraft time
- 8,274 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 407023001117
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Component
- Horizontal Stab
- Component part number
- 407023001103
- 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.