Service difficulty report · Housing · Skrsky S76

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76
Part
Housing
Part number
7635109002055
Condition
Flaking
Location
M/R Gearbox
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) FOLLOWING WASH OF ENTIRE UPPER HOUSING, WATER WASH OF OIL PASSAGES AND ADHESION TEST, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROTECTIVE COATING WAS FLAKING IN ONE AREA OF INTERNAL SURFACE EXPOSING MAGNESIUM SURFACE. RETURN TO VENDOR. DIRECTOR OF QUALITY FOR HSI CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE FOURTH UPPER CASE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF NON CONFORMANCE. POSSIBLY CASTING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY CLEAN PRIOR TO COATING APPLICATION BY OEM. (TC NR 20091214007)