SDR 99ZZZX1680

Service difficulty report · Spider · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6095S
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2777
Part
Spider
Part number
350A33200405
Condition
Failed
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
869 hours
Component
350A33020005
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED HE COULD ONLY SLIGHTLY MOVE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. PILOT EXECUTED A SUCCESSFUL RUN-ON LANDING ON A HARD SURFACE RUNWAY WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO ACFT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE ROTATING SPIDER (PN 350A33-2129-00) HAD BEEN COMPLETELY SEVERED AND THE TAIL ROTOR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY PITCH CHANGE LINKS. THE SPIDER BEARING (PN 6010-2RS1MT33CA) APPARENTLY SEIZED AND CUT THROUGH THE ROTATING SPIDER. SPIDER ASSY WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. PART TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2 (ACFT/PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE). ROTORCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE (ASW-170) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION AND PART DISPOSITION.