What was found
(CAN) ON 100 HOUR INSPECTION, TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT BOLT AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WAS UNDERTORQUE. FUSELAGE REAR FRAME SUPPORT WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH AT EACH OF 3 LOCATIONS. 12, 2, AND 3 O'CLOCK POSITIONS.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 350A21124700
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 5,129 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.