Service difficulty report · Tail Boom · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
April 29, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822H
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Aircraft serial
28139
Aircraft time
10,393 hours, 8,532 cycles
Engine
Ge CT72A
Part
Tail Boom
Part number
214031003111
Part serial
ABK01706
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

LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM CRACKED IMMEDIATELY FORWARD AND BELOW THE FORWARD MOUNT OF THE LEFT VOR ANTENNA. LENGTH OF CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 20/64" LONG AND EXTENDS FROM THE ANTENNA BASE TOWARD A RIVET NEAR THE AFT EDGE OF A SPLICE BETWEEN THE MAIN TAIL BOOM STRUCTURE AND THE REAR TAIL BOOM AND VERTICAL FIN ASSEMBLY. NO CORROSION WAS NOTED, NO DELAMINATION WAS NOTED AND THIS IS THE ONLY CRACK.

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