Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
August 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53561
Aircraft time
4,479 hours, 12,070 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom Fin
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

WHILE PERFORMING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL FIN ON THE TAIL. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 2" LONG AND STARTS AT THE LEADING EDGE AND GOES TO THE INBD SIDE OF THE VERTICAL FIN. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND A NEW PART WAS ORDERED.

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