Service difficulty report · Skin · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
3,134 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
E
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) DURING MAINTENANCE VISIT, EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION AT STA 9900 TAILBOOM FITTINGS OF EASA REGISTERED ACFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CRACKS PROPOGATED FROM 3 OF THE 4 FITTINGS ON THE TAILBOOM. UPPER RT AND LT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTINGS AND RT LOWER ATTACH FITTING. LOWER LT ATTACH FITTING HAD NO CRACKS. ON AIRFRAME TAILBOOM ATTACH POINT IT WAS NOTED THE RT UPPER FITTING HAD A CRACK PROPOGATING. THE RT AND LT LOWER AIRFRAME ATTACH POINT FITTINGS HAD HOLE ELONGATION. THE NR 1 TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT SUPPORT WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK THROUGH EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. THE NR 2 TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT SUPPORT WAS FOUND DISBONDED FROM THE UPPER DECK. ACFT HAD VIBRATION NOTED ON THE HUMS SYSTEM. ACFT IS L2 MODEL NOT L1 BUT SELECTION IS NOT AVAILABLE.