Service difficulty report · Freq Adapter · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 9, 2012
Submitted
November 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220CF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4645
Aircraft time
1,220 hours, 4,293 cycles
Part
Freq Adapter
Part number
704A33640100
Part serial
00085
Condition
Distorted
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
1,220 hours, 4,293 cycles
Component
Main Rotor Hub
Component part number
355A31000201
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING 600HR AAIP AIRFRAME INSPECTION, FOUND 3 OF 3 FREQUENCY ADAPTERS ON MAIN ROTOR HEAD HAD SIGNIFICANT DISTORTION IN THE AREA WHERE THEY ATTACH TO MAIN ROTOR SLEEVES. DISTORTION WAS LIMITED TO THE T/E UPPER AND LOWER SIDES OF THE FREQUENCY ADAPTERS. MAIN ROTOR SLEEVES APPEARED TO BE TORQUED CORRECTLY UPON DISASSEMBLY. SN'S AFFECTED ARE 00085, 00094, AND 00097.

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