SDR QMLA2015070815055

Service difficulty report · Structure · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date: July 8, 2015
Submitted: July 10, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N350GR
Make and model: Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial: 3140
Aircraft time: 6,299 hours, 20,192 cycles
Engine: Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time: 5,368 hours, 3,280 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Structure
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: UK
How discovered: O
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

CRACKS FOUND ON THE STRUCTURE WHERE THE NIGHT SCANNER IS MOUNTED. THE FWD CRACK IS APPROX 6 INCHES LONG, AT APPROX STATION 655, STARTING AT LBL 4" & ENDING AT RBL 2". THE CTR CRACK IS 0.5 INCHES LONG, ABOUT AN INCH AFT OF THE FWD CRACK, AT LBL 6". THE AFT TWO CRACKS ARE 0.5 INCHES LONG, ABOUT 12 INCHES AFT OF THE FWD CRACK, ONE AT LBL 2" & THE OTHER AT RBL 2".