What was found
LONGERON CRACKED IN HALF AT JUNCTION OF BULKHEAD FWD OF FUSELAGE TAILBOOM RING. REMOVED DAMAGED LONGERON AND REPLACED WITH NEW LONGERON USING 206-031-314-219B.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2009
- Submitted
- December 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53188
- Aircraft time
- 12,428 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 206031314169A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.