Service difficulty report · Main Rotor · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
October 26, 2000
Submitted
November 14, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
2,912 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Main Rotor
Part number
704A3363320851
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Starflex End
Part time
718 hours, 2,394 cycles
Component
Main Rotor · 350A31000001
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) DELAMINATION DETECTED WITH REFERENCE TO EUROCOPTER AS350 MAINTENANCE WORK CARD 62.20.00.601 PARAGRAPH 4.3 (ILLUSTRATION FIGURE 5, DETAIL A, LOCATION ON PART AT DETAIL N). PENETRATION WITH A 010 INCH FEELER GAUGE TO A DEPTH OF APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH DETECTED BETWEEN ATTACHMENT BLOCK TO STARFLEX AND LAMINATED COMPONENT. TOLERANCE EXCEED PRESCRIBED LIMITS. (P=.45 INCH APPROXIMATELY, L=1.0 INCH APPROXIMATELY). PART HAS A 6,400 HOUR SERVICE LIFE LIMIT. DEFECT OCCURRED AT 718 HOURS IN SERVICE. (X)