What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR, FOUND A CRACK 10 INCHES AFT OF THE FRONT CROSS TUBE ON PILOT`S SIDE. CRACK IS 2 INCHS LONG WITH DEEP DEPRSSION IN TUBE. REPLACED THE SKID TUBE.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2017
- Submitted
- November 27, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 4404
- Aircraft time
- 3,709 hours, 8,103 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Skid
- Part number
- 350A4110164906
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.