Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 30, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
13,837 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Bracket
Part number
204070999001
Condition
Worn
Location
Cargo Release
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) INADVERTENT IN FLIGHT CARGO RELEASE CAUSED BY INTERNAL WEAR IN BRACKET, PN 204-070-999-001. MANUAL RELEASE CABLE WAS FOUND INTERMITTENTLY NOT ABLE TO RESET TO NORMAL POSITION DUE TO RETURN SPRING GUIDE, PN 204-070-997-001 GETTING STUCK IN THE INTERNAL WEAR SPOT. THIS IN TURN REMOVED ALL OF THE REQUIRED RIGGED IN SLACK IN THE MANUAL RELEASE CABLE. AS A RESULT WHEN THE CARGO SUSPENSION ASSY MOVED IN FLIGHT THE MANUAL RELEASE CABLE ACTUATED AND RELEASED THE EXTERNAL LOAD.

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