What was found
AT SHIFT CHANGE, DURING PRE-FLIGHT OF ACFT NOTED A CRACK IN SKIN ON RT SIDE OF VERTICAL FIN IN THE SHAPE OF A BACKWARD C OF ABOUT 5 INCHES, AFTER MEASUREMENT POSSIBLY THROUGH 2 RIVET LOCATIONS.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2016
- Submitted
- March 23, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405LN
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33025
- Aircraft time
- 17,837 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6T3B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 17,837 hours
- Component
- Tailboom
- Component part number
- 212030100111
- 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.