SDR 97ZZZX88

Service difficulty report · Cover Tab · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
November 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21UM
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Aircraft serial
1674
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Cover Tab
Condition
Broken
Location
Centrifugal Comp
Part time
3,335 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

PERFORMING A DAILY ON A/C, NOTED TWO METAL TABS LYING ON ENG DECK. AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT THEM, FOUND OUT THAT THE CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR COVER WAS CRACKING AROUND CIRCUMFERENCE AND RELEASING THESE TABS FROM COVER. THE BROKEN TABS FORTUNATELY BLEW OUT BLEED VALVE AND WERE NOT INJESTED THROUGH ENGINE