What was found
PREMATURE WEAR OF LAMINATED TORSION BARS. REPLACED LAMINATED TORSION BARS DUE TO WEAR LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2003
- Submitted
- July 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26LB
- Make and model
- Urocop EC120B
- Aircraft serial
- 3514
- Aircraft time
- 985 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 985 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6730 · Rotorcraft Servo System
- Part
- Torsion Bar
- Part number
- 350A33318000
- Part serial
- J1456TO76
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fenestron
- Part time
- 485 hours
- Component
- Fenestron
- Component part number
- 350A33310001
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.