What was found
FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY FOUND TO BE CORRODED - THREE PLACES: BOTH FORWARD CORNERS AND AT AN EXISTING INSERT. FORWARD SHELL ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2019
- Submitted
- October 10, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53749
- Aircraft time
- 11,654 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 407030450111A
- Condition
- Corroded
- 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.