Service difficulty report · Frame · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
February 23, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350AZ
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3127
Aircraft time
4,455 hours, 19,243 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
227 hours, 794 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,455 hours, 19,243 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
D
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

DURING A 500 HR INSP OF THE AIRFRAME THE FUSELAGE AFT FRAME USED FOR TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT WAS INSPECTED. THE TAILBOOM WAS REMOVED BECAUSE OF A SUSPECTED CRACK WHICH WAS FURTHER INSPECTED USING THE DYE PENETRANT INSP METHOD. A CRACK WAS VERIFIED TO HAVE A LENGTH OF APPROX 32MM. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT APPROX STA 5062.7 MM, WL 1651 MM, RT BL 292 MM. A REPAIR FOR THIS LOCATION IS IN THE MM CHAPTER 53.10.22.772 REPAIRING THE AFT FRAME. THIS REPAIR CONSISTS OF ADDING 4 EACH DOUBLERS TO THE INSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AFT FRAME.