Service difficulty report · Starflex · Snias AS350B1

Difficulty date
January 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B1
Part
Starflex
Part number
350A31190703
Condition
Cracked
Location
Yellow Arm
Part time
948 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN)YELLOW ARM OF STARFLEX FOUND CRACKED. CRACK STARTED 223 MM FROM SLEEVE END AND RUNS 6 MM TOWARD SLEEVE THEN CURVED BACK AND RAN ANOTHER 9 MM. CRACK DEPTH 4 MM.