What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND IN FRAME, PN 206-032-308-103 AT STA 205.76. THE CRACK WAS BEHIND THE UPPER LT TAIL BOOM ATTACH FITTING. ONCE THE TAIL BOOM WAS REMOVED THE ENTIRE CRACK COULD BE SEEN.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2012
- Submitted
- August 28, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N94CH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52070
- Aircraft time
- 9,772 hours, 50,911 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 206032308103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.