What was found
(CAN) DEFLECTOR CENTRAL ATTACHMENT AREA FOUND TO HAVE A SMALL CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK AROUND HOLE APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH - .1875 INCH OUTBOARD. ON APPLYING LIGHT FINGER PRESSURE, THE WHOLE CENTRAL AREA BROKE AWAY AND POPPED OUT.
- Difficulty date
- January 15, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Deflector
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 2,087 hours
- Component
- Turbomeca · 0292502390
- 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.