What was found
RT CRACK, THREE WORKING RIVETS. SUSPECT IMPROPERLY SHIMMED AT FACTORY INSTALLATION. NO SHIMS FOUND AT REMOVAL OF FIN. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2003
- Submitted
- June 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N392LG
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3252
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.