What was found
PILOT REPORTED, HOPPING VIBRATION, IN-FLIGHT WHILE EN-ROUTE TO HOSPITAL. DURING POST FLIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED THE RED MAIN ROTOR BLADE PITCH LINK UPPER ROD END TO HAVE LATERAL PLAY.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2016
- Submitted
- March 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N261AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0734
- Aircraft time
- 2,415 hours, 7,995 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW206B2
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- L671M20V1004
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Mr Blade
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.