Service difficulty report · Beam · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 4, 2023
Submitted
August 4, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N544AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4206
Aircraft time
6,502 hours, 19,556 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
355A21211025
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
Part time
6,502 hours, 19,556 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

TWO DAMAGES TO THE LH BEAM UNDER THE ENGINE DECK (P/N: 355A21-2110.25) AND REINFORCEMENT PLATES (P/N: 350A21-2110.26) IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE LOWER FLANGE NEAR THE AFT END OF THE PART, OVERSIZED HOLES IN THE BEAM WEB, AND A GOUGE IN THE OTBD REINFORCEMENT PLATE. THE ORIGINAL HOLE IS 1/8” DIAMETER, AND THE ELONGATED HOLE WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.44” X 0.25”. THE OVERSIZED FASTENER HOLE DAMAGES MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3/16” (0.1875”) WITH EDGE DISTANCE OF ¼” (0.25”) FOR 9EA FASTENER HOLES AND 5/16” (0.3125”) FOR 1EA FASTENER HOLE. THE GOUGE DAMAGE MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.25” X 0.1875” X 0.0625”.