SDR 96ZZZX5540

Service difficulty report · Yoke · Enstrm F28F

Difficulty date
June 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N890JR
Make and model
Enstrm F28F
Aircraft serial
764
Part
Yoke
Part number
2816119
Condition
Cracked
Location
Swashplate
Part time
4,393 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

CRACKS FOUND BETWEEN CONTROL ROD AND UNIVERSAL YOKES. CRACK RUNS DOWN THE WEB BETWEEN BOTH AT 2 LOCATIONS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS SECOND FOUND THIS MONTH. THE OTHER CRACKED SWASHPLATE IS S/N 11-897-88H WITH SIMILAR TIME IN SERVICE. CRACKED SWASHPLATE YOKE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NEW YOKE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED.