What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF MGB FOR REPLACEMENT, CROSSBEAM MEMBER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT TRANSMISSION TO CROSSBEAM FITTING HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2014
- Submitted
- September 15, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N335AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 7040
- Aircraft time
- 1,706 hours, 5,191 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Crossbeam
- Part number
- 350A38104020
- Part serial
- AF203687
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Gearbox
- Part time
- 1,706 hours, 5,191 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.