Service difficulty report · Mount · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 10, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N752AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4472
Part
Mount
Part number
350A82114920
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Flir System
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.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING FLIR DOWN POST INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FLIR UPPER AND LOWER MOUNTS. ORDERED REPLACEMENT MOUNTS. REPLACEMENT MOUNTS ARRIVED MINUS THE CADMIUM PLATING. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION WITH AIRBUS ENGINEERING THE CADMIUM PLATING IS REQUIRED SO THEN AN INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED.