Service difficulty report · Pan · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 13, 2016
Submitted
December 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
HEER617E
PHI Aviation, LLC
Aircraft
N4999
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53323
Aircraft time
8,450 hours
Part
Pan
Part number
206032315181
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

LT ENGINE PAN SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT AN OEM NUTPLATE INSTALLATION, USED TO SECURE A SCUPPER DRAIN. THE REPAIR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO A STRUCTURAL FAA-DER FOR APPROVAL. THE ENGINE PAN SKIN WILL THEN BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAA APPROVED REPAIR DATA.

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