What was found
DURING 3600 HOUR OVERHAUL FOUND BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BRACKET CRACKED, STARING AT LOWER CENTER CORNER EXTENDING AROUND BOLT HOLE ON BOTH SIDES. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WHAT STRESSES CAUSED THE CRACK, NOR ANY INDICATION OF AN INDECENT.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2018
- Submitted
- January 28, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407LF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54504
- System (JASC)
- 6321 · Main Rotor Brake
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- D02962
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mr Brake
- Part time
- 1,043 hours
- Component
- Brake Caliper · Bell
- Component part number
- 427340352113
- 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.