Service difficulty report · Pin · Hiller UH12E

Difficulty date
August 24, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hiller UH12E
Aircraft time
10,310 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Pin
Part number
51452
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Head
Part time
556 hours
Component
Main Rotor Head · Hiller
Component part number
5143915
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TENSION TORSION PIN BROKE OFF AT MAIN ROTOR HEAD WHERE DRAG BRACE ATTACHES TO PIN. ACFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT PERFORMING AERIAL SPRAY APPLICATION. ACFT STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN SPRAY BLOCK ON A PREVIOUSLY CLEARED LANDING AREA. UPON ACFT SHUTDOWN TENSION TORSION PIN FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED. ACFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED ENGINEER AND NO OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN FOUND. THERE WAS NO INJURES REPORT BY THE PILOT. BOTH TENSION TORSION PINS ARE BEING REPLACED AND ACFT IS BEING FLOWN TO THE NEAREST ACCESSIBLE LANDING SITE TO BE LOADED ON TO TRAILER AND RETURNED TO OPERATORS HOME BASE.

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