What was found
VERTICAL STABILIZER HAD A CREASE THAT WAS BEYOND MFG LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2010
- Submitted
- December 20, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.