Service difficulty report · Skin · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 14, 2015
Submitted
August 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53144
Aircraft time
9,039 hours, 30,118 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
5,209 hours, 7,912 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
206033003161
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
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

FOUND CRACK IN UPPER AFT FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR THE UPPER LT LONGERON AS DESCRIBED, THE SUBJECT OF AD2015-05-04 & ASB 407-11-95, TB 407-12-96. DURING THE COMPLIANCE WITH AMC EO-13-5310-EO-212. CRACK IS APPROX 1.5" LONG, STARTING AT THE UPPER LT LONGERON & TRAVELING INBD IN THE SHIN. VISIBLE ALSO FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM, ON THE UPPER DECK UNDER THE OIL COOLER COWLING AREA FS 217.84 AFT OF BULKHEAD.

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