Service difficulty report · Doubler · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 25, 2017
Submitted
October 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53483
Aircraft time
8,205 hours, 21,349 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
206033306036
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
8,205 hours, 21,349 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING 13-5310-EO-212, AD 2015-05-04 - AFT FUSELAGE UPPER LT SKIN AND LONGERON - REPETITIVE INSPECTION; A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE O/B ATTACH FITTING/DOUBLER (BEST GUESS IS P/N 206-033-306-036), WHERE THE L/H UPPER LONGERON ATTACHES TO THE BULKHEAD STATION 204.92. THE I/B SIDE OF THE LONGERON IS EXPOSED AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF A CRACK. IT APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO THE ATTACH/DOUBLER FITTING; GOING THROUGH THE FORWARD LOWER RIVET AND EXTENDING UP. REFERENCED MM FUSELAGE FIG 53-49, ITEM 21.

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