What was found
(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING A 100 HRS INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM ATTACHMENT ARM ON THE AIRFLOW MODULATOR WAS CRACKED. ONCE THE UNIT WAS REMOVED, THE ARM BROKE OFF WITH FINGER FORCE ONLY.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 16,025 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101700D2
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Modulator
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bleed Air Sys
- Part time
- 1,106 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.