SDR AU970349

Service difficulty report · Stud · Hiller UH12E

Difficulty date
March 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hiller UH12E
Engine
Lyc VO540C2A
Part
Stud
Part number
66734
Condition
Broken
Location
Recip Eng Cyl
Component
Lyc
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) NO2 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS BROKEN - INVESTIGATION FOUND SIX CYLINDER BASE NUTS MISSING, THIRTY NUTS LOOSE AND ONLY TWELVE NUTS TO BE TIGHT - CRANKCASE PARTING SURFACES AND CYLINDER MOUNT PADS FRETTED - NUMEROUS INTERNAL WRENCHING. CYLINDER BASE NUTLANDS BADLY DAMAGED PREVENTING PROPER TIGHTENING OF THE NUTS -ENGINE WAS LAST OVERHAULED IN THE USA - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR

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