Safety record in brief:3 NTSB events (substantial damage at worst, latest Apr 2022)17 ADs may apply9 service difficulty reports
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The fuelers improper action during the refueling process.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR22LA154)
The pilot’s failure to reposition the yaw servo hydraulic switch to the “on” position during the pretakeoff hydraulic system check, which resulted in a complete lack of hydraulic boost to the tail rotor system and increased the load required to move the control pedals and led to the pilot’s subsequent inability to manipulate the control pedals and his loss of yaw control.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN14IA329)
The in-flight separation of the tail rotor drive shaft cover as a result of maintenance personnel not ensuring that it was secured after a maintenance inspection; also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR11LA352)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib | Mar 23, 2021 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: AS350B3 helicopters excluded if Modification 07.3148 embodied in production or Eurocopter AS350 Service Bulletin 55.00.14 (any revision) embodied in service; AS355 models all serial numbers. |
| 2016-25-13 | Safran Helicopter Engines, S.A. (Formerly Turbomeca S.A.) Turboshaft Engines | Feb 3, 2017 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engine accessory gearbox (AGB) P/N 0292120650 with a machined front casing installed. |
| 2015-13-04 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Sep 1, 2015 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-12-05 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Aug 4, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2014-07-06 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | May 15, 2014 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines that do not have modification TU157 incorporated. |
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Helicopters with sliding doors installed, except those with modification AL.4262. |
| 2013-21-01 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Oct 25, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Tail rotor hub pitch horn assembly P/N 350A121368.01, .02, .03, or .04, with pitch horn P/N 350A121368.XX, installed. |
| 2013-08-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jun 5, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2012-25-04 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | May 9, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B3)Only with: Modification (MOD) 07 5601 installed (AS350B3e configuration). |
| 2012-18-18 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Oct 24, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines not modified by TU166 modification. |
| 2012-03-11 | Turbomeca S.A. Turboshaft Engines | Mar 20, 2012 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2009-09-03 | Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Jun 1, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2009-08-08 | Turbomeca Arriel 1B, 1D, 1D1, 2B, and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Apr 29, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Serial numbers per Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 0827, Version A (Arriel 1B/1D/1D1) and Figure 1 of Turbomeca Alert MSB No. A292 72 2833, Version A (Arriel 2B/2B1), both dated March 20, 2009. Only with: Engines with power turbine modules M04 installed, as listed by SN in the referenced service bulletins. |
| 2009-01-11 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Feb 27, 2009 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-19-09 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Oct 3, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2007-10-06 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | May 29, 2007 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1) |
| 2005-25-13 | Turbomeca Arriel 2B and 2B1 Turboshaft Engines | Dec 28, 2005 | Engine (ARRIEL 2B1)Only with: Engines without modification TU22 incorporated. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT FRAME (PN 350A21-1041-143) HAS CHAFING DAMAGE ON THE LOWER FLANGE FROM AN UNSECURED CABLE. THE DAMAGE IS UNDER THE TRANSMISSION DECK AT THE AFT RH CORNER OF THE TRANSMISSION CUTOUT
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LH BEAM UNDER THE ENGINE DECK (PN: 355A21-2110.25) IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE LOWER FLANGE NEAR THE AFT END OF THE PART
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DAMAGE TO THE FWD BULKHEAD CROSSBEAM L/H AND R/H CORNERS. CORNERS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHILE LOCATING NUTPLATES ON 15 DEGREE BULKHEAD. DAMAGE DIMENSIONS FOR BOTH LH AND RH CORNERS ARE APPROXIMATELY ( .100” L X .020” W X .015” D)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE DECK (PN: 350A21-1239.21) WAS NOTED IN THE FORM OF A CHAFE. THE DAMAGE AREA WAS DISCOVERED TO BE JUST AFT OF THE SCUPPER DRAIN HOLE AND IS APPROXIMATELY 0.40” LONG, 0.30” WIDE, AND 0.010” DEEP AT THE DEEPEST POINT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.MGB CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BASE WITH PAT ON BOARD. MAINTENANCE FOUND FOUR SMALL METALLIC PARTICALS (.2MM OR LESS IN SIZE), DETERMINED TO BE CATEGORY F (SWARF) MATERIAL, NOTE TSO IS 15 HOURS AT TIME OF EVENT. PARTICALS WERE RECOVERED AND SENT TO LAB FOR ANALYSIS. CORRECTIVE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK SADDLES FOR THE CRASH RESISTANT FUEL TANK INSTALL, INSPECTED THE SADDLES AND FOUND A BRACKET ON THE FWD RIGHT SADDLE WITH A 25MM CRACK. THE CRACK WAS ON A 2 INCH BY 3 INCH BRACKET OF WHICH THE CRACK STARTED AT A RIVET HOLE EXTENDING TO THE EDGE OF THE BRACKET.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE IN ROUTE TO THE DESTINATION . ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT FROM THE DESTINATION, ALL CREW MEMBERS SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF NOTING THE BURNING ODOR THE ENGINE DISPLAY SCREEN DISPLAYED AN ENGINE FLI (FLIGHT LIMITATION INDICATOR) FAILURE ADVISORY MESSAGE. PILOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.UPON POWERING UP FOR TAKEOFF, THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW SMELLED NOXIOUS FUMES IN THE CABIN. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EHSI INDICATOR HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. THE ITEM WAS PLACED ON THE DDL, MEL LIST, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO AUROR AND A REPLACEMENT EHSI WAS INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.FLOOR NUTPLATE CAME LOOSE WHILE INSTALLING A SCREW AND DAMAGED THE SUPPORT RIB. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A LITTER LOADING ATTACHMENT SCREW INTO A NUTPLATE IN FLOOR IN CABIN AREA, LT SIDE OF ACFT, RIVETS RETAINING THE NUTPLATE SHEARED. THE NUTPLATE SUBSEQUENTLY SPUN ABOUT THE ATTACHING SCREW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.