Service difficulty report · Cargo Hook · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 8, 2002
Submitted
July 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5017H
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
30930
Part
Cargo Hook
Part number
212072915103
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Water Bucket
Stage of operation
FF
How discovered
O
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

UTILIZING A BAMBI BUCKET FOR WATER BOMBER, AC EXPERIENCED 2 UNCOMMANDED LOAD RELEASES. MAINT SUSPECTED A PROBLEM WITH D-RING COMPATIBILITY WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO ANOMILIES NOTED. ELEC AND MANUAL LOAD JETTISON SYS WERE TESTED, NO ANOMILIES NOTED. SEVERAL LOAD HOOKUP AND LOAD RELEASE FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED, NO ANOMILIES NOTED. POSSIBILITY THAT CARGO HOOK HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY LOCKED IN CLOSED POSITION. OPERATIONS WERE RESUMED. ANOTHER UNCOMMANDED LOAD RELEASE WAS EXPERIENCED, MAINT ONSITE PERFORMED RIGGING OPER ON MAN RELEASE SYSTEM AND DETAILED INSPECTION OF KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS OF CARGO HOOK WIRING. MINOR DISCREP IN MANUAL RELEASE SYS RIGGING WHICH WERE RATIFIED AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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