Service difficulty report · Firewall · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
July 24, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
3,765 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101600A3
Part
Firewall
Part number
350A5801100802
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
19,811 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.

What was found

(CAN) A CRACK WAS FOUND ON FIREWALL DURING MAINTENANCE OPERATION. LENGTH OF CRACK 3.75 PO. AN ENGINE AIR FILTER KIT HAS RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED AS PER STC SH02-22 BASED ON FAA APPROVED STC: SR01049SE. A PART OF THIS MODIFICATION CONSIST OF INSTALLATION A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL. THE CRACK IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THIS PRESSURE SWITCH. NOTE THAT THIS KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED SINCE 160 HOURS AIR TIME.