What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND TAIL SKID STRINGER, EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. FOUND CRACK AT BASE OF STRINGER AROUND MOUNTING HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2013
- Submitted
- August 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N152AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54049
- Aircraft time
- 1,199 hours, 3,168 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- 206020110103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Skid
- Part time
- 1,199 hours, 3,168 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.