Service difficulty report · Mount · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
February 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Part
Mount
Part number
L633M2010108
Condition
Failed
Location
Transmission
Part time
471 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS REPORTED ROUGH IN FLIGHT 35 HRS AFTER MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. DYNAMIC BALANCE EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS BUT FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS COULD BE CARRIED OUT. OVER THE 7 ACFT RUNS, THE ACFT WAS NOTICEABLE ROUGHER. THE ARIS TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, FLUID FILLED DAMPENING 4 POINT MOUNTING SYSTEM, WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT ALL 4 MOUNTS WERE LEAKING FLUID AND WERE BEYOND LIMITS FOR DAMPENING INDICATORS. 4 MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO ANSWERS FOUND AS TO WHY 4 MOUNTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME.

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