What was found
DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR LH OTBD AFT BEARING IN THE FORM OF GOUGE. THE GOUGE DAMAGE IS AT LOWER FLANGE OF THE BEARING AND WAS MEASURED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 0.3895” X 0.1105” X DEPTH MORE THAN HALF THE THICKNESS OF THE BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2025
- Submitted
- August 18, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6D933B
Air Methods LLC - Aircraft
- N109LN
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3995
- Aircraft time
- 8,549 hours, 25,711 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 4,946 hours, 10,084 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5343 · Fuselage, Landing Gear Attach Fittings
- Part
- Mount Flange
- Part number
- 50A21114720
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Zone 700
- Part time
- 8,549 hours, 25,711 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.