Service difficulty report · Connector · Bolkms BK117A4

Difficulty date
April 25, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163BK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A4
Aircraft serial
7063
Aircraft time
11,515 hours, 51,339 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT HAD UNCOMMANDED YAW, CONTINUED AFTER PRESSING STABILIZATION CUT OFF PUSH BUTTON. LANDED AT NEARBY AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL T/R LINKAGE FROM NOSE TO TAIL, WITHOUT REMOVING MEDICAL FLOOR WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED DRIVE SHAFTING FROM AFT OF MGB TO T/R GB, T/R & INTERMEDIATE GEARBOX FOR SECURITY & OIL, FUSELAGE AT TAIL BOOM AREA FOR CORROSION, METAL FATIGUE, CRACKS OR ANY OTHER IRREGULARITIES, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSPECTED TAIL BOOM ATTACH POINT ALL BOLTS & NUTS SECURE. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF YAW CSAS COMPONENTS, FOUND CONNECTOR AT YAW COMPUTER DIRTY. CLEANED CONNECTION, RE-INSTALLED CONNECTOR, PERFORMED GND RUNS WITH PILOT ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY.