Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 30, 2019
Submitted
August 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53396
Aircraft time
19,634 hours
Part
Skin
Part number
407030450111B
Part serial
NA
Condition
Corroded
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

FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED - OUTER SKIN AND OUTER CORNER SKIN. THE REPAIR DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR FAA APPROVAL. THE FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WILL THEN BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAA-APPROVED REPAIR DATA.

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