What was found
DURING A HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE FORM OF CORROSION .005" DEEP PITTING TO THE OB FLANGE OF THE RH X FRAME. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OOS WHILE THIS DAMAGE IS EVALUATED, AND REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2019
- Submitted
- August 16, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544AM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4206
- Aircraft time
- 4,821 hours, 14,147 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 6,835 hours, 8,966 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 350A21105120
- Condition
- Corroded
- Part time
- 4,821 hours, 14,147 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.