Service difficulty report · Support · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
March 12, 2002
Submitted
March 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135SJ
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0054
Aircraft time
2,034 hours
Part
Support
Part number
L662C1014101
Part serial
17012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,034 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

UPON REMOVAL OF MAIN ROTOR HUBCAP, ALL FOUR MOUNTING LUGS THAT ATTACH THE HUBCAP TO THE SUPPORT WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ONE LUG WAS ALMOST READY TO DEPART THE SUPPORT. THIS SUPPORT P/N IS USED ON THE QUICK REMOVE HUBCAP. IT APPEARS THAT ALL FOUR ATTACH POINTS HAD FRETTING CORROSION. IN THE EVENT ALL FOUR ATTACH POINTS WOULD FAIL, THE HUBCAP WOULD DEPART THE AIRCRAFT.

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