SDR 98ZZZX2791

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Skrsky S76B

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N780P
Make and model
Skrsky S76B
Aircraft serial
760359
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
3,815 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING 150-HOUR ZONE INSPECTION, FOUND APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH CRACK IN GEARBOX HOUSING NEAR INPUT SIDE. CRACK WAS NOT NEAR ANY MOUNTING BOSS, STUD OR HOLE. CRACK WAS ALMOST UNDETECTABLE BY VISUAL MEANS. MECHANIC FOUND CRACK BY WIPING CASE DOWN WITH SOLVENT AND THEN NOTICED OIL ON THE CASE THE NEXT DAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CRACK.