What was found
LT TAILBOOM LOWER LONGERON (FUSELAGE SIDE) IS CRACKED NEAR BOLT HOLE ON FITTING. REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON.
- Difficulty date
- February 18, 2009
- Submitted
- April 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N495PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53397
- Aircraft time
- 9,586 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 206032319127
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 9,586 hours
- 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.