What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AT UPPER LT TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT AT STATION 8700. CRACK PROTRUDES FROM RIVET IN STRUCTURE.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2006
- Submitted
- February 12, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N697JS
- Make and model
- Agusta AB139
- Aircraft serial
- 31049
- Aircraft time
- 328 hours, 492 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- 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.