Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Skrsky S64F

Difficulty date
May 10, 2001
Submitted
August 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64F
Aircraft serial
64086
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
6510311020102
Part serial
A04100236
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor Head
Part time
3,024 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

S-64F MAIN ROTOR HEAD HINGE PINS DO OCCASIONALLY CRACK FROM DAMPER NUT SAFETY HOLES (APPROX 15 PER CENT OF THE TIME), BUT TYPICALLY THE CRACKS TRAVEL OUTBOARD TO THE EDGE OF THE HINGE PIN. HINGE PIN SN A04100236 CRACKED INBOARD THROUGH THE THREADS INTO THE THREAD RELIEF AND STARTED AROUND THE HINGE PIN. APPROX LENGTH OF CRACK AROUND THE THREAD RELIEF IS .60 INCH.