Service difficulty report · Freq Adapter · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 6, 2007
Submitted
September 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3914
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Freq Adapter
Part number
704A33640088
Part serial
10299
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Head
Part time
1,299 hours
Component
Mn Rotor Head
Component part number
355A31000201
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING ROUTINE POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION THE CRACK WAS FOUND VISUALLY ON THE YELLOW BLADES FREQUENCY ADAPTER ELASTOMER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE SIDE JUST BEGINNING TO EXCEED THE M LIMITATION OF 10 MM OF LENGTH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE THAT OCCURS USUALLY BEFORE THE HALF LIFE OF THE COMPONENT IS REACHED. THE OLDER PN OF THIS DESIGN USED A DIFFERENT ELASTOMER FORMULA AND RARELY CRACKED BEFORE 3000 HOURS OF SERVICE. SUGGEST MFG RETURN TO OLDER ELASTOMER FORMULA OR VENDOR FOR THE OLDER PN PARTS. (K)

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