Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
November 13, 2023
Submitted
November 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760BG
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760733
Aircraft time
5,477 hours, 8,886 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S2
Engine time
6,036 hours, 20,871 cycles
Part
Control Rod
Part number
7640000034059
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BRISTOW RECENTLY DISCOVERED A LOOSE JAM NUT ON AFT M/R SERVO INPUT ROD END DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION. THE JAM NUT IS THE SUBJECT OF FAA AD 2015-19-51, AD 2017-19-01 AND SIK AWL 300 HOUR INSPECTION ITEM 30A. THE INTENT OF THESE INSPECTIONS IS ‘. TO DETECT A LOOSE JAMNUT AND PREVENT FAILURE OF THE PUSHROD ASSEMBLY, LOSS OF M/R FLIGHT CONTROL, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. REPLACED CONTROL ROD IAW SIK AWL