What was found
(CAN) BOUGHT NEW CROSS TUBES FWD AND AFT UPON ASSY FOUND THAT TUBE WIDTH WAS NOT TRUE ROUND AND PARTIALLY FLAT AND DART STEPS WON`T CLAMP ON TO TUBES BECAUSE OF OUT OF ROUND CLAMPS WON`T FIT PROPERLY DUE TO THE OUT OF ROUND DIAMETER.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2014
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft time
- 1,814 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Crosstube
- Part number
- D350748201
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.