Service difficulty report · Skin · Aerosp AS355*

Difficulty date
June 29, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355*
Aircraft time
10,319 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tailboom
Component
Tailboom
Component part number
350A23000002
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AFTER BEING PUSHED SIDEWAYS BY A GUST OF WIND. THE RT SKID CAUGHT THE GROUND FIRST AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO YAW SEVERLY, PILOT DROPPED COLLECTIVE AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY. THE TAILBOOM SUSTAINED DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN YAW, SERVICEABLE TAILBOOM AND HARD LANDING INSP C/W IAW MM AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.