What was found
DURING AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, FOUND THE AFT ENGINE FIREWALL ACCESS PANEL CRACKED AROUND THE BOTTOM 2 FASTENERS. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPLACEMENT FIREWALL FROM MFG.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2016
- Submitted
- July 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N862NC
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57242
- Aircraft time
- 119 hours, 424 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- Engine time
- 119 hours, 424 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Access Panel
- Part number
- 429069504105
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 119 hours
- 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.