Service difficulty report · Support · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
March 16, 2016
Submitted
April 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5373U
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft serial
4011
Part
Support
Part number
206031301023
Condition
Cracked
Part time
4,277 hours
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.

What was found

DURING DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS IN THE ARFT CROSSTUBE SUPPORT STRUCTURE LOWER CORNERS AND STIFFENERS. THE CRACKS ARE COMMON IN THIS MODEL ACFT AND THE REPAIR PROCEDURES ARE DETAILED IN THE SRM BHT 206, SRM-1, REPAIR 5-2-1. THIS ACFT MAY HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF FLIGHT TRAINING USE WITH PREVIOUS OPERATORS.

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