Service difficulty report · Fitting · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
March 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3654
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Fitting
Part number
350A21004827
Condition
Cracked
Location
Support Beam
Part time
217 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

RT CABIN ANTI VIBRATOR TUNING HAMMER SUPPORT FITTINGS CRACKING IN RADIUS, BOTH FORWARD AND REAR FITTINGS CRACKING AT SAME TIME, THIS CAUSES NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN CABIN VIBRATION LEVELS. FITTINGS SHOULD BE STRONGER AND MACHING OF THE PARTS SHOULD INCLUDE A MUCH GREATER DESIGN RADIUS IN THE AREA OF CRACK OCCURRENCE.

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