What was found
MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING TU-22 WHICH IS AN UPGRADED CONTAINMENT RING ON THE MO4, AND FOUND A CRACKED OUT BOLT HOLE ON THE MOUNTING FLANGE OF THE MO4. PULLED MODULE AND SENT TO MFG FOR REPAIR. (K)
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2006
- Submitted
- April 20, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N403AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3281
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Part number
- 70BM041720
- Part serial
- 00356
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,995 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.