What was found
THIS WAS A NEW PART AND WAS BEING INSTALLED INTO THIS TAIL ROTOR HEAD. BORE HOLE MISALIGNED, LAMINATES BUCKLES WHEN PARTS ARE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2011
- Submitted
- May 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N253AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P2
- Aircraft serial
- 0663
- Aircraft time
- 984 hours, 3,278 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Torsion Bar
- Part number
- 350A33318000
- Part serial
- M17687
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Tail Rotor Head
- 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.