Service difficulty report · Skin · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
February 27, 2001
Submitted
March 1, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Part
Skin
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Tailboom
Part time
14,116 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) - TAILBOOM COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. - TAIL ROTOR DRIVE DISCONNECTED, FAILING DAMAGE.- LOWER FORWARD SKIN BUCKLED AND FRACTURED BETWEEN NR 3 AND 4 BEARING. - FAILURE ANALYSIS FOUND WRONG SKIN THICKNESS.- MEASURES 0.0325 INCH, SHOULD BE 1.0MM (0.03937 INCH). - OPERATOR INSPECTED FLEET OF 6 OTHERS AND FOUND AIRCRAFT S/N 2495 ALSO HAS INCORRECT SKIN. - BOOMS ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL - NO REPAIR HISTORY. - EUROCOPTER USA ADN HAWAII FAA NOTIFIED.