What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND AROUND RIVET ON LT SIDE OF TAIL BOOM ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT STRUCTURE. CRACK IS ON REINFORCEMENT RIB FWD OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 8,740 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Tail Boom
- Part number
- 350A23000005
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.