What was found
SUSPECTED BULKHEAD TO BE CRACKED NEAR UPPER RH BOLT HOLE. COULD SEE AN ANOMALY WITH A BORESCOPE, BUT COULD NOT VERIFY TILL THE TAILBOOM WAS PULLED. CRACK WAS THEN VERIFIED.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2024
- Submitted
- April 2, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N408LL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53483
- Aircraft time
- 10,337 hours, 26,321 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 407030027107LATE
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.