- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2014
- Submitted
- May 9, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 4491
- Aircraft time
- 5,000 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 5,035 hours
- Part
- Structure
- Part number
- 463830021
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wire Cutter
- Part time
- 5,000 hours
- 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.
What was found
UPPER WIRE STRIKE CUTTER MOUNTING FLANGE CRACKED.