Service difficulty report · Guide · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
October 30, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Part
Guide
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Swashplate
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

(CAN) MGB PN: 76351-09600-043 S/N:A231-00085 FOLLOWING INSP OF SWASHPLATE GUIDE PN:76351-09029-101,SN:A028-00343 FROM ABOVE MENTIONED MGB,THE MEASUREMENT TAKEN AT RADIUS (J ) (REF:SA4047-76-7-8,CHG.9) INDICATES BELOW MINIMUM REQ`D RADIUS OF.040 INCH. IAW O/H MANUAL REF, SWASHPLATE GUIDES ARE AMONG THE LIST OF ITEMS CLASSIFIED AS FLIGHT SAFETY PARTS. PART HAS BEEN TAGGED REJECTED AS THIS MINIMUM .040 INCH RADIUS IS CONSIDERED A CRITICAL CHARACTERISITIC. RETURN TO VENDOR FOR WARRANTY (THIS PART HAS A TIME LIFE OF 20,000 HRS AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN SERVICE FOR ONE MGB O/H OF 3242.7 HRS, SEE MGB LOG CARDS) MOST LIKELY MACHINED INCORRECTLY DURING MFG PROCESS. SQID NR 08-07896.