SDR 96ZZZX5040

Service difficulty report · Droop Stop · Kaman K1200

Difficulty date
August 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N311KA
Make and model
Kaman K1200
Aircraft serial
A940017
Part
Droop Stop
Part number
K913014001
Condition
Bent
Location
Rt Hub Assy
Part time
409 hours
Component
K913001004
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

DROOP STOP ON RT SIDE HUB WAS BENT BY PILOT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL TEETER LOCKS DURING ACFT TY-DOWN PROCEDURE. CREW CHIEF HAD REPAIRED STOP, BUT STOP WAS TWEAKED FORE AND AFT AS WELL AS UP AND DOWN. STOP HUNG UP DURING COAST DOWN AND R/S ROTOR BLADES CHAFED OPPOSING HUB. AFTER THOROUGH INSPECTION, ONLY R/S ROTOR BLADES (TWO EACH) WERE REPLACED.

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