What was found
AFT BELLY SKIN, FORWARD OF AFT CROSS TUBE WAS DAMAGE, WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT HELICOPTER WITH HELI-PORTER. LEFT SIDE WAS PUNCTURED IN TWO PLACE, AND THE RIGHT WAS DENTED RESULTING IN TWO AREAS OF DE-LAMINATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2024
- Submitted
- August 26, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N413CF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 56306
- Aircraft time
- 587 hours, 2,345 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin Panel
- Part number
- 407030450325
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 587 hours, 2,345 cycles
- 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.