What was found
VERTICAL WINGLET BRACKET CRACKED AND ALLOWED WINGLET TO DETACH IN FLIGHT STRIKING THE TAILROTOR AND CAUSING LOSS OF TAILROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. (SW03200405293)
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2004
- Submitted
- February 6, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N207RT
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52207
- Aircraft time
- 4,880 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 206021103105
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- R
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.