Service difficulty report · Structure · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Structure
Condition
Buckled
Location
L/H Side Upper
Component
Tailboom · Snias
Component part number
350A2300000305
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) REPLACED TAILBOOM ON MACHINE DUE TO BUCKLING ON THE LT SIDE UPPER ON THE TAILBOOM. REPLACED WITH AN O/H TAILBOOM IAW PN AND SN ABOVE. THE ENGINEER IN CAMP MONITORED TAILBOOM VERY CAREFULLY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OF FLYING ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WRINKLED IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AFTER 7 HRS OF OPERATION. THE ACFT WAS AGAIN GROUNDED UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION. WE ARE IN TALKS WITH MFG AND THE ENGINE INSTALLER ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECTS. ANOTHER OPERATOR ALSO HAD THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON THE SAME MODEL HELICOPTER. AT THIS POINT NOBODY HAS ANY SOLUTION FOR US AND WE ARE DOING TEMPERATURE ASSESSMENTS OF THE AREA ON THAT MACHINE COMPARED TO OUR OTHER WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME MODEL.