What was found
TWO AREAS OF CONCERN FOUND ON RT OUTER FUSALAGE SKIN. FIRST IS A CRACK ABOUT .7500" AT BS 163 & SECOND IS A OUTER SKIN DEBONDING AT BS 198.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2013
- Submitted
- February 1, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N772AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53040
- Aircraft time
- 8,160 hours, 34,734 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Bs 163-198
- Part time
- 8,160 hours, 34,734 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.