- Difficulty date
- October 14, 2002
- Submitted
- October 29, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3286
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- AS350
- Part serial
- 3286
- Condition
- Buckled
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 596 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
FUSELAGE BOX STRUCTURE CROSS BRACES BUCKLED. SENT FOR JIG SET AND REPAIR.