Service difficulty report · Beam · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
March 12, 2018
Submitted
April 27, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N245CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ022
Aircraft time
25,124 hours
Part
Beam
Part number
145R22101
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Rotor Head
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

AFT ROTOR HEAD WAS IN SHOP FOR A SCHEDULED CENTER ROTOR HUB REPLACEMENT. DURING DISASSEMBLY, HORIZONTAL PIN LOCKING BEAM FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RESEARCH REVEALS THE CRACKED LOCKING BEAM TO BE AN OUTLIER. REPLACED AND COMPONENT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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