Service difficulty report · Strap · Bell UH1H

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
March 25, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N667HP
Make and model
Bell UH1H
Aircraft serial
659952
Aircraft time
8,865 hours, 5,426 cycles
Engine
Lyc T53L13B
Engine time
4,832 hours, 5,445 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
2040121127
Part serial
5376
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Head
Part time
4,815 hours
Component
Rotor Head · Bell
Component part number
204012101141
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

AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS DURING FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE VIBRATION THROUGH TRACK AND BALANCE PROCEDURES. THE MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. DURING THE INSPECTION A TENSION-TORSION STRAP WAS FOUND CRACKED AT BOTH ENDS WHERE THE PINS HOLD THE STRAPS IN PLACE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STRAPS INSTALLED WERE NOT THE PROPER STRAPS FOR THIS M/R HEAD CONFIGURATION.

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