Service difficulty report · Control Tube · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
September 7, 2011
Submitted
October 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745TX
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9295
Aircraft time
9,793 hours, 3,173 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Control Tube
Part number
YAJ119607200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Swashplate
Part time
979 hours, 3,173 cycles
Component
Swashplate · Bolkms
Component part number
B623M2002101
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

DURING AN AIRWORTHINESS CHECK, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MAIN ROTOR ROTATING CONTROL TUBE ATTACHED TO THE GREEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE COLLAR OF THE TUBE POSITIONED NEAREST THE BLADE, AND WAS PARALLEL TO THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE. ONCE FOUND, THE ACFT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SERVICE. THE TUBE WAS REPLACED, MAIN ROTOR TRACK AND BALANCE PERFORMED, AND THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.