What was found
CRACKED AT DRIVE FLANGE WELD. POSSIBLE CAUSE- AERODYNAMIC AND MECHANICAL FORCES AT DRIVE FLANGE. RECOMMENDATION- USE OF STRONGER BASE MATERIAL AND STRICTER CONTROL OF WELDING PROCESS.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2004
- Submitted
- April 21, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N212LA
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft serial
- 3957
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 017601
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Spotlight
- Part time
- 188 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.