Service difficulty report · Cotter Pin · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
February 9, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4145
Aircraft time
1,999 hours, 5,958 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
1,856 hours, 4,292 cycles
Part
Cotter Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Gas Generator
Part time
1,749 hours, 894 cycles
Component
Gas Generator · Tmeca
Component part number
70BM035420
Stage of operation
NR
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

THIS ACFT ARRIVED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2011 FOR AN ENGINE MODULE 2/3 CHANGE. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE O/H UNIT FROM THE SHIPPING CONTAINER AND VERIFIED THE PAPERWORK. HE THEN REMOVED THE ENGINE FROM THE ACFT TO FACILITATE THE MODULE CHANGE. ONCE THE REINSTALLATION OF THE O/H MODULE 2/3 BEGAN, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE DEFLECTOR NUT COTTER PIN WAS NOT INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC THEN REFERENCED BACK TO THE MM, WHERE IT IS ALSO ADDRESSED IN A NOTE IN THAT SAME PARAGRAPH. THE INSTALLATION OF THE MODULE 2/3 WAS STOPPED AT THAT POINT, AND THE FIELD TECH FOR MFG WAS CONTACTED FOR VERIFICATION.