What was found
WHILE CARRING OUT A DAILY INSP, THE AME NOTICED A CRACK IN THE PAINT ON THE FWD CROSSTUBE LT SADDLE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE SKIDTUBE. PAINT REMOVED AND A CRACK IN THE CROSSTUBE SADDLE WAS VISIBLE.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft time
- 37 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Crosstube
- Part number
- 350A41108602
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Part time
- 633 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.