Service difficulty report · Casting · Bolkms BK117C1

Difficulty date
April 13, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117NC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C1
Aircraft serial
7517
Aircraft time
5,840 hours
Part
Casting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND OIL LEAKING AROUND VERTICAL FIN AREA. INSPECTED AREA AND FOUND TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX LEAKING AND NOTICED THAT TAIL ROTOR CASTING WAS ALSO CRACKED. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOUND THAT TAIL ROTOR HEAD BOLT HAS BEEN GALLED AND TEFLON FROM TORSION TENSION STRAP HAS BEEN FORCED OUT AND DAMAGED T/R HEAD AND BOLT. UPON REMOVAL OF T/R GEARBOX FOUND NONE OF THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE TORQUED AND CAUSED MOUNTING STUDS IN GEARBOX TO FAIL AND CRACKED GEARBOX ATTACHMENT CASTING. CASTING HAS BEEN CHANGED BEFORE DUE TO HIGH-LOC INSTALLED.