What was found
DURING ROUTINE MX, THERE WAS A CRACK DISCOVERED ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. IT IS ON THE TE OF THE RT SIDE OF THE STABILIZER. THAT SECTION OF THE STABILIZER IS A SINGLE SKIN WITH NO DOUBLED OR BACKUP SUPPORT.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2016
- Submitted
- April 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N433AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3388
- Aircraft time
- 6,388 hours, 14,208 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 5,982 hours, 3,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 355A1305200303
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horiz Stab
- 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.