What was found
UPON PERFORMING (ALF) AFTER LAST FLIGHT INSPECTION, IAW MM 05-21-00-603. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD STARFLEX IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS A CRACK THAT WAS BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2012
- Submitted
- June 6, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N350CM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B1
- Aircraft serial
- 2265
- Aircraft time
- 937 hours, 1,766 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D
- Engine time
- 937 hours, 1,766 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Starflex
- Part number
- 350A31190700
- Part serial
- M12912
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Head
- Part time
- 937 hours, 1,766 cycles
- Component
- Rotor Head
- Component part number
- 355A11002009
- 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.