Service difficulty report · Link · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
December 15, 2012
Submitted
December 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6596
Aircraft time
2,282 hours, 8,000 cycles
Part
Link
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Rotor Head
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO EXPEREINCE A 1 TO 1 VERTICAL VIBRATION AND I FELT FEEDBACK IN THE CYCLIC. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND EXECUTED A ROLL ON LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BEARING ON THE BLACK PITCH CHANGE LINK HAD FAILED AND CAME UNSTAKED FROM THE ROD END.

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