Service difficulty report · Flange · Skrsky S61A

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S61A
Part
Flange
Part number
S6125203480
Condition
Failed
Location
Rotor Brake
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE A PART DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. A PART WAS LOCATED AND ACQUIRED TO REPLACE DAMAGED UNIT. PART WAS DELIVERED TO US FOR REVIEW. SUPPLIER SUBMITTED VARIOUS CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS TO VALIDATE PART. PART JOURNAL IS UNDERSIZE AND IN NEED OF A CHROME REPAIR PER THE MANUAL. THE ONLY DOCUMENT THAT WAS NOT SUPPLIED WAS AN 8130-03 ATTESTING THAT SIKORSKY HAD ACCEPTED THE MANUFACTURED PART AS AIRWORTHY. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VENDOR ABOUT NEED OF THIS DOCUMENT, AND IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PART WAS AN OVERRUN PART. TOLD VENDOR WE COULD NOT USE THE UNIT AND WOULD RETURN IT