What was found
DURING AN EVENT 2 INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN, USING VISUAL CRITERIA & A 10X MAGNIFIER, FOUND A CRACK ON THE LT UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES AFT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LE.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2014
- Submitted
- March 31, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53144
- Aircraft time
- 8,524 hours, 28,610 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support Angle
- Part number
- 407023800129
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 407030801205
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- W
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.