What was found
TORSION STRAP ASSY IS USED IN THE TAIL ROTOR ASSY. FOUND DURING 500 HOUR INSPECTION/ DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. SCORING ON 2 STRAPS. FRETTING ON NUMEROUS STRAPS, SURFACE CORROSION. (ASSEMBLY REJECTED, NEW STRAP ASSEMBLY INSTALLED)
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2003
- Submitted
- June 3, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N266SD
- Make and model
- Urocop EC120B
- Aircraft serial
- 1133
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Strap
- Part number
- C642A0402101
- Part serial
- M148
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor Head
- Part time
- 1,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.