What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF THE FDC INLET BARRIER FILTER SEAL, DISCOVERED LARGE CRACK IN THE FIBERGLASS FILTER HOUSING JUST BELOW SEAL.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2013
- Submitted
- November 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N952AM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3574
- Aircraft time
- 5,685 hours, 13,963 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 5,455 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 350A5800160001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Upper Fuselage
- Part time
- 5,685 hours, 13,963 cycles
- 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.