What was found
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SUPPORT BULKHEAD CRACKED, AT RIGHT REAR MOUNTING HOLE TO 2ND RIVET INBOARD TO GB SUPPORT.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2012
- Submitted
- August 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N98AZ
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft serial
- 2296
- Aircraft time
- 13,811 hours, 18,461 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 206030446001F
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 13,811 hours, 18,461 cycles
- Component
- Tailboom · Bell
- Component part number
- 206031004115B
- 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.