What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, TAILBOOM BULKHEAD PN 350A2112470051 WAS REMOVED DUE TO CRACK FOUND IN STRUCTURE. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW COMPONENT, SAME PN ON WO 24-36502. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULKHEAD.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2004
- Submitted
- May 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N618OT
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 1149
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 350A2112470051
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 4,015 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.