JASC 5302
Service difficulty reports · 965
Reports filed under 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom, newest first.
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE jasc_code = '5302' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
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SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE jasc_code = '5302' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR RMXA11911708Skin · crackedA CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE TAILBOOM SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY STA 9725, WL 1895, LT SIDE EMANATING FROM A RIVET FORE AND AFT WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF APPROX 79 MM.SDR RMX2008F00005Ring · crackedWITH THE RELEASE OF EASB EC135-53A-022, A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE TAILBOOM TO FENESTRON JUNCTION RING FRAME AFT. THIS EASB HAS NOW ALSO BEEN A SUBJECT OF AN EMERGENCY AD 2008-22-51.SDR CA081017008Longeron · cracked(CAN) DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ACFT THE AME NOTICED A CRACK IN THE UPPER LT TAILBOOM LONGERON APROX. 3 INCHES AFT OF THE TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING. ACFT GROUNDED FOR REPAIRS.SDR CA081001004Fitting · cracked(CAN) UPPER LT TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING ON THE FUSELAGE SIDE FOUND CRACKED FROM THE RIVET HOLES.SDR CA081017006Horn · cracked(CAN) BOTH `EARS` (LT & RT) OF THE HORN TO WHICH THE ELEVATORS ATTACH CRACKED. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE HELICOPTERS. SENT A PREVIOUSLY CRACKED HORN TO BELL HELICOPTER FOR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANY RESULTS YET.SDR CA080924004Support · cracked(CAN) TAIL ROTOR SERVO SUPPORT FOUND CRACKED NEAR UPPER ATTACHMENT FLANGES.SDR CA080924003Support · cracked(CAN) CRACKS FOUND IN SUPPORT CASTING NEAR UPPER ATTACHMENT TO AIRFRAME.SDR CA080924002Support · cracked(CAN) CRACKS FOUND IN SUPPORT CASTING NEAR UPPER ATTACHMENT TO AIRFRAME.SDR CA080805003Skin · cracked(CAN) CRACK FOUND BETWEEN THE TAIL ROTOR SUPPORT AND TAILBOOM AT FUSELAGE STA 375 APPROX. ALSO SEVERAL RIVETS WERE FOUND SMOKING. THE HELICOPTER WAS USED TO MOVE DRILL ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE LOAD CAPACITY. TAILBOOM REMOVED P/N407-530-014-101 SDR CA081023005Fitting · cracked(CAN) WHILE CONDUCTING 100 HR INSP NOTED AREA IN LT LOWER TAIL BOOM LONGERON AT FWD FITTING TO BE CRACKED. NDT CONFIRMED A CRACK INDCATION OF 1.5 INCHES LONG IN THE FITTING.SDR RMX2008F00002Fitting · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASTING PN 105-30402.12 WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GEARBOX WITH A NEW CASTING PN 105-30402.12SDR CA080707012Skin · damaged(CAN) THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AFTER BEING PUSHED SIDEWAYS BY A GUST OF WIND. THE RT SKID CAUGHT THE GROUND FIRST AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO YAW SEVERLY, PILOT DROPPED COLLECTIVE AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER IMMEDIATELY. THE TAILBOOM SUSTAINEDSDR M7K2008F00044Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSP, FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES FROM MOUNTING FLANGE EDGE THROUGH ONE SCREW BORE HOLE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST THIS PART BE MFG FROM MORE ROBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS SS OR TITANIUM. CAREFUL MATCH DRILLSDR RMX2008F00001Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED UPPER LEFT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. (K)SDR RMX2008F00000Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED UPPER LEFT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING CRACKED. (K)SDR M7K2008F00033Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSP, FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED FROM AN OB ATTACHMENT SCREW BORE TO FLANGE EDGE. NEW FITTING WAS INSTALLED. THIS IS
A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. BORE HOLES MUST BE MATCH DRILLED AND ALIGNED PERFECTLY. SUGGEST A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL BE USEDSDR CA080528003Ring · cracked(CAN) CRACK FOUND ON TAIL BOOM RING DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION.SDR EGRR119748Doubler · corrodedDURING 600 HR INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON LT AND RT DOUBLERS AT FITTINGS IN TAILBOOM AT AIRCRAFT STATION 7951 MM. REMOVED DOUBLER INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IAW AMERICAN EUROCOPTER REPORT AERS-08-1014.SDR 7211051508Frame · crackedDURING SCHEDULED INSP, A 1 INCH LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON TAILBOOM FRAME 10L AT THE 3:00 POSITION.SDR M7K2008F00043Fitting · crackedCRACK DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSP ON FITTING FLANGE AND GOING THROUGH AN ATTACHMENT BORE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST THIS PART BE MFG FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS TITANIUM OR SDR M7K2008F00003Fitting · crackedCRACK DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON FITTING FLANGE AND GOING THROUGH AN ATTACHMENT BORE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST THIS PART BE MANUFACTURED FROM A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL SUCSDR MD05012008Bulkhead · crackedFORWARD TAILBOOM BULKHEAD CRACKED.SDR M7K2008F00103Mount · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSP, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED RADIATING FROM A MOUNTING BORE HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MOUNTING FLANGE AND INWARD TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE FLANGE FROM THE SAME BORE HOLE. TOTAL CRACK LENGTH EXCEEDS 1.5 INCHES. (K)SDR M7K2008F00100Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSP, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED STARTING AT ATTACHMENT BORE HOLE AND RADIATING OFF THE EDGE OF THE ATTACHMENT FLANGE. (K)SDR M7K2008F00082Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED THROUGH THE STRENGTHENING RIB OF THE MOUNTING FLANGE. CRACK DEVELOPMENT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST A MORE ROBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS SS OR TITANIUM BE UTILIZED. (K)SDR M7K2008F00081Fitting · crackedFOUND CRACKED INTO 2 PIECES DURING ROUTINE INSP ON THE MOUNTING FLANGE SURFACE RADIATING FROM A MOUNTING BORE AND TO BOTH EDGES OF THE FLANGE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS PART. SUGGEST A MORE DURABLSDR M7K2008F00079Fitting · crackedCRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON THE MOUNTING FLANGE SURFACE RADIATING FROM A MOUNTING BORE AND TO THE EDGE OF THE FLANGE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)SDR CA080416001Spring · broken(CAN) COMING OUT OF A MAJOR INSP, WHERE THE EJECTION SPRINGS ON ALL THE COWLS ( P/N 105-62648, 105-62664, 105-62643, 105-62663 AND 105-30851) WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL EJECTION SPRINGS P/N V40GT39-1-1AA WERE BREAKING INTO (2) PIECES. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED STATICASDR 109RX042008Longeron · crackedDURING A 3,000-HOUR INSPECTION THE UPPER LT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 2-INCH CRACK. THIS EXACT LONGERON/ATTACH FITTING WAS REPLACED JUNE 2004 AT AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 5626.7 THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND APPROVED ON FAA FORM 337 DATED SDR M7K2008F00078Fitting · crackedCRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MACHINED FLANGE. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)SDR M7K2008F00077Fitting · crackedCRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE TO THE EDGE OF THE MACHINED FLANGE AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE FLANGE. PART WAS REMOVED IN TWO PIECES. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)SDR UH02008F00000Support Bracket · crackedUPON INSP OF TAIL ROTOR DAMPER ASSY, CRACK WAS FOUND IN SUPPORT BRACKET ASSY. (PN 269A332511) STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER USING 2024T3 .025 FOR REINFORCEMENT PRO SEALED AND RIVETED IN PLACE. (K)SDR EVCA022308002Frame · crackedTAILBOOM ATTACH FRAME FOUND CRACKED DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION.SDR EVCA022308001Frame · crackedTAILBOOM ATTACH FRAME FOUND CRACKED DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION.SDR AC2A119028Support Fitting · damagedDURING A DAILY INSP SOME WORKING RIVETS WERE FOUND ALONG WITH SHEARED RIVET HEADS AT THE TAILBOOM WHERE THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX SUPPORT FITTING ATTACHES.SDR AC2A118969Skin · chafedAIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT IN FROM OFFSHORE. DURING A DAILY INSPECTION SOME WORKING AND MISSING RIVETS WERE FOUND ON THE TAIL BOOM. A THROUGH INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE TAIL BOOM ATTACHMENT FITTING. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE TRAIN, TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX CASTING, TAIL ROTSDR CA080221005Fitting · cracked(CAN) LOWER LT TAILBOOM ATTACH FITTING FOUND CRACKED IN WEB AREA ON SCHEDULED INSPECTION. POSSIBLE ALIGNMENT ISSUES FROM THE MFG. REPLACED WITH UPGRADED ONE PIECE FITTING AND LONGERON. (TC NR 20080221005)SDR CA080205004Support · cracked(CAN) T/R GEARBOX SUPPORT CAST SURFACE FOUND CRACKED AT LWR FWD LEG, ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE VERTICAL FIN. (TC NR 20080205004)SDR 01282008Doubler · crackedDURING DAILY INSPECTION, A 3 INCH LONG CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT SIDE TAILBOOM DOUBLER.SDR M7K2008F00048Fitting · crackedCRACK FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSP RADIATING FROM A SCREW HOLE ON MOUNTING FLANGE SURFACE AND ONTO REINFORCEMENT RIB SURFACE. A NEW FITTING HAS BEEN MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. (K)SDR 12052007Frame · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION , A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RT SIDE OF TAILBOOM FRAME 10L. THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE CENTER OPENING OF FRAME 10L TO THE OMEGA CUTOUT AT THE RT OUTER EDGE OF FRAME 10L.SDR CA071127006Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) AFT BULKHEAD P/N 206-030-446-001F CRACKED AT RT GEARBOX MOUNTING HOLE. (TC NR 20071127006)SDR CA071126012Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) LT AFT MOUNTING HOLE FOR T/R GEARBOX FOUND CRACKED. (TC NR 20071126012)SDR RMXA11092007Skin · crackedLADDER FELL OVER AND HIT AGAINST THE RT TAILBOOM SHROUD AND CAUSED A 0.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE.SDR M7K2008F00144Fitting · crackedFITTING FOUND CRACKED DURING POST FLIGHT INSP AND A NEW FITTING MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT FOR THIS PART AND OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES ON SOME AIRCRAFT AND NEVER ON OTHER AIRCRAFT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. SOME SHIMMING CAN BE REQUIRED AND MSDR M7K2008F00139Fitting · crackedDURING ROUTINE PERIODIC INSPECTION THE UPPER RT FITTING WAS FOUND WITH 25 INCH CRACK ON ITS BOTTOM ATTACHMENT FLANGE AND THROUGH ONE OF THE 4 REINFORCEMENT RIBS. A NEW FITTING WAS MATCH DRILLED AND INSTALLED. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON DEFECT THAT OFTEN REPEATSSDR M7K2008F00057Fitting · failedPART FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION IAW AD2004-01-14, REQUIREMENTS AT THE 110 HOUR INTERVAL INSPECTION. A NEW PART OF THE OLD PN WAS INSTALLED. SUGGEST MFG MAKE AVAILABLE THE NEW PN IMPROVED FITTINGS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE AD REQUIREMENT TO AL EC 130B4SDR RMXA10282007Doubler · crackedLT TAILBOOM DOUBLER (FASTENER) HAS A 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE DOUBLER ONLY.SDR HEEA118029Doubler · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION NOTED CRACK IN TAILBOOM TO PYLON TRANSITION AREA, UPPER LEFT SIDE IN SADDLE STRAP DOUBLER. REPAIRED SADDLE STRAP PER SIKORSKY DRAWING 92203-06301-011.SDR 10252007Skin · crackedDURING DAILY INSPECTION, A 1 INCH LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON A TAIL BOOM SHEET METAL DOUBLER, LT SIDE, JUST AFT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
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