Service difficulty report · Hub · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
October 8, 2002
Submitted
December 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft time
5,072 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20F
Part
Hub
Part number
355A12004008
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
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

(CAN) IT WAS NOTED THAT ON THE LAST SHUTDOWN A NOISE WAS BEING GENERATED FROM THE T/R BLADE ASSY REGION. IT WAS MENTIONED TO AN ENGINEER AND THEY CARRIED OUT A EQUIVALENT TO A 30 HOUR INSPECTION AS PER AD 84-064-037(B)R3. (NO DISASSEMBLY) A VERY SLIGHT NOISE WAS HEARD. THE ENGINEER DECIDED THAT THE 500 HOUR INSPECTION AS PER AD WAS TO BE CARRIED OUT (DISASSEMBLY). A LONGITUDINAL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TAIL ROTOR SPAR. TAIL ROTOR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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