Service difficulty report · Hose · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
15,136 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Hose
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Heater
Part time
207 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

HEATER WAS NOTICED TO BE WEAK IN FLIGHT. ENGINEER FOUND THE HEATER NOZZLE HOSE UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR TO BE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. LOOKED LIKE GLUE LET GO AND THE INSULATION WAS BLOWN EVERYWHERE. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW AND MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED.