What was found
THE 3 CREW SEAT BACK FRAMES EACH HAVE 2 CROSS TUBES EACH OF WHICH THE TUBE WALL THICKNESS HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ABRAISON AGAINST MATING ACFT STRUCTURE. EACH AREA OF ABRASION VAIRIES IN WIDTH FROM APPROX 2 TO 3 INCHES WIDE.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2010
- Submitted
- December 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- QMLR253U
Air Methods LLC - Aircraft
- N407LL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53561
- Aircraft time
- 3,452 hours, 9,753 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 3,232 hours, 7,725 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Seat Frame
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.