What was found
LOWER FIN DEFECT WAS FOUND . THE TAILCONE WAS REMOVED TO INSPECT AND FOUND THE CRACK IN THE SPAR OF THE LOWER VERTICAL FIN.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 18,838 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Veritcal Stab
- 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.