What was found
DURING STARFLEX CHANGE, ONE OF THE 3 YOKES WAS FOUND CRACKED. RECORDS INDICATE THAT THIS PART WAS AN ORIGINAL INSTALLATION. CLOSER INSP WILL TAKE PLACE AT 500 HR SCHEDULED INSP INTERVAL.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft time
- 8,309 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Yoke
- Part number
- 350A371162
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Head
- Part time
- 8,418 hours
- 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.