Service difficulty report · Piston · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
July 31, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft time
3,445 hours
Part
Piston
Condition
Failed
Location
Rotor Brake
Component
Rotor Brake · Dunlop · AH43881
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AT SHUT DOWN OF THE HELICOPTER THE PILOT REPORTED A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE AREA OF THE TRANSMISSION. ON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTOR DISK HAD DISCOLORED AND HAD WARPED FORWARD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE REAR PAD PISTON HAD NOT RETRACTED FAR ENOUGH SINCE ITS LAST APPLICATION. THE PAD SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS LOCATED ON THE CALIPER