SDR 96ZZZX1028

Service difficulty report · Vertical Hinge · Skrsky S61A

Difficulty date
February 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1048Y
Make and model
Skrsky S61A
Aircraft serial
61161
Part
Vertical Hinge
Part number
S611223022002
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Head
Part time
8,116 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

CRACK FOUND DURING OVERHAUL OF MAIN ROTOR HEAD. VERTICAL HINGE WAS MAGNETIC PARTICAL. INSPECTED PER OVERHAUL MANUAL. CRACK WAS LOCATED ABOUT .75 INCH BELOW THREADED AREA IN 2.6238 BEARING JOURNAL. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT .75 INCH LONG, GOING UP THROUGH THE THREADS, AND WAS A FINE SURFACE-TYPE CRACK.