Service difficulty report · Cover · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
February 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130RU
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4208
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Cover
Condition
Cracked
Location
Gas Generator
Component
Gas Generator
Component part number
70BM035420
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

DURING SCHEDULED INTERNAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS GENERATOR THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE COMPRESSOR COVER OF THE COMPONENT WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE TABS OF THE COMPRESSOR COVER. THE GAS GENERATOR HAS BEEN SENT TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATIONS AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.