What was found
DURING A PREFLIGHT/ AIRWORTHINESS THE AFT FUSELAGE(TAILBOOM) WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 128MM LONG ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE CRACK WAS JUST FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE CRACK RUNS VERTICALLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2017
- Submitted
- November 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 4462
- Aircraft time
- 4,248 hours, 11,436 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Tail Boom
- Part number
- 350A2300000506
- Part serial
- TB4716
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.