What was found
TAILBOOM FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED COMMON TO AN EXISTING RIVET INSTALLATION.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2012
- Submitted
- February 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N412SM
- Make and model
- Bell 412EP
- Aircraft serial
- 36213
- Aircraft time
- 6,733 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 205032817117
- 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.