What was found
DAMAGE TO THE LH UPPER CARGO EDGING (P/N: 350A211041.22) IN THE FORM OF A GOUGE CAUSED WHILE INSTALLING BLIND FASTENER. THE GOUGE DAMAGE NEAR AFT SIDE OF THE LH EDGING AND WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.40” X 0.15” X 0.02”.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2024
- Submitted
- August 29, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- 2A6D933B
Air Methods LLC - Aircraft
- N108LN
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3959
- Aircraft time
- 8,057 hours, 25,794 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 6,556 hours, 16,311 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 350A21104122
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 8,057 hours, 25,794 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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