What happened
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N675TH was conducting FAR 133 flight operations from Plaster City fly yard on 8-4-11. The first flight of the day consisted of an external load lift of an air compressor. Approximately 1 minute following departure, the long line seperated 3 feet below the helicopter. The compressor fell to the desert floor, and the aircraft returned to Plaster City. No damage to the helicopter or persons on the ground. Investigation revealed the long line was manufactured by timberline helicopter on 10/21/2010 utilizing oem amsteel blue rope splicing specifications. The long line was inspected on the day it failed utilizing sampson technical bulletin intitled "rope inspection and retirement procedures".the failed line was sent to sampson for analyses. Timberline helicopter is revising their daily long line record of inspection log and increasing the diameter of all long line applications.
As the FAA filed it
N675TH WAS CONDUCTING FAR 133 FLIGHT OPERATIONS FROM PLASTER CITY FLY YARD ON 8-4-11. THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY CONSISTED OF AN EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE LONG LINE SEPERATED 3 FEET BELOW THE HELICOPTER. THE COMPRESSOR FELL TO THE DESERT FLOOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLASTER CITY. NO DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LONG LINE WAS MANUFACTURED BY TIMBERLINE HELICOPTER ON 10/21/2010 UTILIZING OEM AMSTEEL BLUE ROPE SPLICING SPECIFICATIONS. THE LONG LINE WAS INSPECTED ON THE DAY IT FAILED UTILIZING SAMPSON TECHNICAL BULLETIN INTITLED "ROPE INSPECTION AND RETIREMENT PROCEDURES".THE FAILED LINE WAS SENT TO SAMPSON FOR ANALYSES.TIMBERLINE HELICOPTER IS REVISING THEIR DAILY LONG LINE RECORD OF INSPECTION LOG AND INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF ALL LONG LINE APPLICATIONS.
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