What was found
STEP BRACKET FOUND CRACKED DURING LAST FLIGHT CHECK. PART FROM STC SH09-38. PART REPLACED BY A NEW ONE AND SENT BACK TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 3,155 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101700D2
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 8273301
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Step
- Part time
- 224 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.