Service difficulty report · Nut · Urocop EC135T1

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135KY
Make and model
Urocop EC135T1
Aircraft serial
0444
Aircraft time
1,239 hours, 3,543 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
4ZF4649305050
Condition
Loose
Location
Mast
Part time
1,239 hours, 3,543 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING MAST MOMENT INDICATION PROBLEM, HAD TO REMOVE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY, WHILE REMOVING SHAFT FOUND MAST NUT LOOSE. REMOVED NUT BY HAND. ALL LOCKING HARDWARE WAS FOUND TO BE INTACT AND SECURED AS REQUIRED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND MAST PROPERLY SEATED IAW EC135 MM 62-31-00-4-3 DIMENSION X WAS .590. ATTACHED HOIST TO MAST AND NO TENSION WAS NEEDED TO REMOVE MAST. AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS FROM MFG.

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