What was found
(CAN) AFTER THE FUEL CELL WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE DETECTED IN THE AREA OF THE UPPER TWO BOLT HOLES FOR THE FUEL CELL SUPPORT SADDLES. CRACKED WERE REPAIRED AS PER MRR 53-10-21-777.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2000
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 6,317 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Part time
- 6,563 hours
- 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.