Service difficulty report · Bolt · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
July 15, 2014
Submitted
July 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11FQ
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7571
Aircraft time
1,628 hours, 2,199 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Part
Bolt
Condition
Loose
Location
M/R Mast
Part time
1,628 hours
Component
Main Rotor Mast · Urocop
Component part number
355A37000601
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE DIGITAL NR READING WAS FLUCTUATING IN FLIGHT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE NR PICKUP ON THE NR GAUGE, IT WAS DECIDED TO INSPECT THE PHONIC WHEEL FOR SECURITY. UPON REMOVAL OF THE EPICYCLIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT SIX ATTACHMENT BOLTS, 2 WERE TORQUED TO 100 IN LBS & 4 WERE AT 20 IN LBS, 195 IN LBS IS BOOK TORQUE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE PHONIC WHEEL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SPINNING DUE TO LOSS OF TORQUE ON THE BOLTS, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE GRAPH OIL COATING DETERIORATING FROM THE MATING SURFACES OF THE PHONIC WHEEL, EPICYCLIC & MAST CONTACT SURFACES. REPLACEMENT OF THE PHONIC WHEEL HAS FIXED THE NR FLUCTUATING READING.

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