What was found
X-RAY INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE FRAME FLANGE APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH LONG CONTAINED BY ADJACENT FASTENER HOLE. THE CRACK IS LOCTED IN THE 3 OCLOCK POSITION, LOOKING FORWARD ON THE FRAME.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 2002
- Submitted
- April 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N114DR
- Make and model
- Bell UH1H
- Aircraft serial
- 6600792
- Engine
- Lyc T53L13B
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 2050308167S
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 20503280071
- 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.