Service difficulty report · Access Door · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
December 31, 2020
Submitted
December 31, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N350LF
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4529
Aircraft time
4,701 hours, 12,755 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,484 hours, 9,567 cycles
Part
Access Door
Part number
G10105
Condition
Chafed
Location
Battery Bay
Part time
4,701 hours, 12,755 cycles
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

BATTERY ACCESS DOOR IN LT SIDE OF TAIL BOOM. DESCRIPTION NR 1: INTERNAL DOUBLER FOR BATTERY DOOR CUT OUT IS CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD AND UPPER AFT CORNERS NEAR DOOR HINGE, NR 2: LOWER ANGLE DOUBLER HAS 100 % THICKNESS CHAFE DAMAGE FROM BATTERY DOOR LOWER CAMLOCK FASTENERS, NR 3; LOWER CAMLOCK RECEPTCALS HAVE BEEN MODFIED TO TRY TO MAKE THEM FIT INTO LOWER.