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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sikorsky S-92A · Houma, LA · October 12, 2011

Date: October 12, 2011 · 15:00 local
Place: Houma, LA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N692PH
Reported as: Sikorsky S-92A
People aboard: 15
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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Aircraft was enroute to Houma from an offshore oil platform cruising at 2250' AGL and 130 knots. About 15 minutes from landing at Houma the pilot reported a slight wobble. The crew ran a proximity check of the aircraft systems with no anomalies. After landing at Houma the flight maintenance technician started his workaround and noticed two thirds of the horizontal stabilizer support tube was missing. One third of horizontal stabilizer upper end was still connected to the pylon upper horizontal stabilizer support bracket.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO HOUMA FROM AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM CRUISING AT 2250' AGL AND 130 KNOTS. ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM LANDING AT HOUMA THE PILOT REPORTED A SLIGHT WOBBLE. THE CREW RAN A PROXIMITY CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WITH NO ANOMALIES. AFTER LANDING AT HOUMA THE FLIGHT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN STARTED HIS WORKAROUND AND NOTICED TWO THIRDS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT TUBE WAS MISSING. ONE THIRD OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER END WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE PYLON UPPER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT BRACKET.