Service difficulty report · Frame · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 28, 2015
Submitted
August 28, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913SM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4600
Aircraft time
1,964 hours, 5,322 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

A CRACK EMANATING FROM ONE AIRFRAME BOLT HOLE WHERE THE AFT FUEL CELL SADDLE BOLTS TO THE AIRFRAME WAS DISCOVERED DURING A VISUAL LOOK IN THE LT BAGGAGE AREA. TWO MORE CRACKS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED IN THE AIRFRAME, ONE CRACK ON THE RT AFT SIDE OF THE SADDLE MOUNT & ONE CRACK ON THE FWD RIGHT SIDE SADDLE MOUNT.