What was found
UPON INSPECTING PART DURING (T) 500 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKED PAINT 2 INCHES FROM ONE END OF STARFLEX. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 20 MM LONG X 4 INCH HIGH VOID IN THE FIBERGLASS. VOID APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2002
- Submitted
- August 1, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5204X
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3099
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Starflex
- Part number
- 35A31190703
- Part serial
- 9570
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.