- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2002
- Submitted
- January 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972AE
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 3234
- Aircraft time
- 1,165 hours
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- D23623
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Step
- Part time
- 1,165 hours
- 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.
What was found
BENT AFTER AUTO ROTATION TO THE GROUND DUE TO ENGINE OVERSPEED. SCRAPPED.