Service difficulty report · Rotor · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
March 2, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N557LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0559
Aircraft time
2,380 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Rotor
Part number
L642A0101052
Part serial
M1581
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail
Part time
2,380 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

A TAIL ROTOR IS IN THE SHOP FOR A 36 MONTH INSPECTION. ON BEGINNING THE INSPECTION, HAVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE A LIGHTNING STRIKE. AFFECTED ARE THE SPLINED FLANGE, PN L642A2019201, LAMINATED TORSION BAR, PN 350A33318000, AND 1 OF THE SLIDING RING BUSHINGS, PN L642A2035201. THE HUB BODY PN L642A2003102, HAS AN ANOMALY THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAS NORMALLY BEEN FOUND DURING INSPECTIONS.

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