Service difficulty report · Skin · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 3, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3660
Aircraft time
6,294 hours, 18,126 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Deformed
Location
Tailboom
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

A 1.5 INCH LONG BLUNT SCRATCH WITH SKIN DEFORMATION WAS FOUND ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAILBOOM AT STATION 9100, RBL 75, Z 1720. DURING PILOT PREFLIGHT CHECK. IAW AMM 53-31-00, 8-1 F NO DEFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM SKIN. OPEN