Service difficulty report · Shaft · Skrsky S64F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2001
Submitted
April 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64F
Aircraft serial
64086
Aircraft time
6,630 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Shaft
Part number
643520536101
Part serial
63
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,228 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OVERHAUL, MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION REVEALED MULTIPLE INDICATION IN THE LOWER SPLINE AREA OF MAIN ROTOR SHAFT. LONGEST INDICATION MEASURED APPROX .500 INCH IN LENGTH, BEGINNING IN THE ROOT AREA EXTENDING OVER SPLINE FACE, DOWN TO THE NEXT ADJACENT ROOT AREA, INCLUDING UP TO THREE CRACKS ON SAME SPLINE.