N6097Z

Part: SLEEVE — GOUGED (M/R HEAD)

GOUGE IN SLEEVE NEAR BLADE BOLT BUSHING.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH LINK)

ROD, PITCH CONTROL BEARING WORN.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH LINK)

ROD, PITCH CONTROL HAD WORN BEARING.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)

SERVO LEAKING AT PILOT VALVE.

Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (TAIL ROTOR)

GEARBOX MAKING METAL.

Part: INDICATOR — FLUCTUATES (ENGINE TORQUE)

TORQUE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES IN-FLIGHT. DROPS OR RISES 8-12 PERCENT WITH NO CHANGE IN COLLECTIVE OR OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS.

Part: BLADE — WON'T BALANCE (TAIL ROTOR)

CAUSING VIBRATION AT MID-RANGE, WILL NOT BALANCE AT LOW SPEED.

Part: RIVETS — LOOSE (TAIL BOOM)

STABILIZER ASSEMBLY HAS WORKING RIVETS, ALREADY OVERSIZED.

Part: THRUST BEARING — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)

BEARINGS WORN. REFERENCE: RMA NR R021033.

Part: STOP ASSY — WORN (MAIN ROTOR)

STOP ASSEMBLY WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 12494 AND 12563. REFERENCE: RMA NR R021033.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (VHF COMM)

TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TRANSMIT.

Part: PAD — CRACKED (BRAKE)

PAD CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: PITCH LINK — CORRODED (MAIN ROTOR)

P/C LINK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PARTS.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)

SERVO LEAKING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: PAD — CRACKED (BRAKE)

PAD CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (OIL PRESSURE)

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STAYS PEGGED OUT. REFERENCE: RMA NR R020186.

Part: TACHOMETER — INACCURATE (COCKPIT)

TACHOMETER NEEDLES OUT OF ALIGNMENT. REF: RMA NR R020261.

Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (FUSELAGE)

MOUNTING SCREW HOLES ENLARGED, CAN'T SECURE LIGHT.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH ROD HAS PLAY IN BEARINGS.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH ROD HAS PLAY IN BEARINGS.

Part: GPS RECEIVER — FAILED (COCKPIT)

GPS RECEIVER WILL NOT COME ON WHEN POWER APPLIED.

Part: GEARBOX — LEAKS (TAIL ROTOR)

LEAK FROM INPUT AND MAYBE FROM OUTPUT IN TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX.

Part: FREQ ADAPTER — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)

RUBBER SEPARATED ON FREQUENCY ADAPTER. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 11114, 11101, AND 11102.

Part: STOP ASSY — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)

SPHERICAL STOP ASSEMBLY HAS RUBBER SEPARATION BEYOND LIMITS.

Part: BLADE — ERODED (MAIN ROTOR)

MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS FIBERGLASS ERODED AT CENTER JOINT, TRIM TABS CORRODED.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR)

SERVO LEAKING.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

ROD, PITCH CONTROL BEARINGS WORN.

Part: STARFLEX — DAMAGED (MAIN ROTOR)

STARFLEX HAS SPLINTER ON EDGE.

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (MAIN ROTOR)

MAIN ROTOR BLADE CRACKED.

Part: SHOE — WORN (SKID)

SKID SHOE WORN.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CNTL ROD)

BEARINGS WORN ON PITCH CONTROL. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE S2294 AND M210.

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)

COULD NOT BALANCE TAIL ROTOR. BLADE.

Part: SPIDER — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)

DUPLEX BEARING FEELS ROUGH AND PC STAKED BEARING WORN.

Part: GEARBOX — MAKING METAL (TAIL ROTOR)

TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MAKING METAL.

Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (ROTOR TACH)

BROKEN WIRE CONNECTOR ON TACHOMETER.

Part: UPHOLSTERING — CRACKED (COCKPIT)

UPHOLSTERY BROKEN AND CRACKED.

Part: BEARING — WORN (PITCH CONT ROD)

SPHERICAL BEARING HAS WEAR IN IT.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH CONTROL ROD HEAVILY WORN.

Part: STARTER — FAILED (START/GEN)

STARTER/GENERATOR WOULD NOT MOTOR ENGINE; NO SPIN.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (STROBE SYSTEM)

POWER SUPPLY BURNS FLASH TUBES OUT EARLY.

Part: BEARING — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR)

RUBBER SEPARATION AT TAIL ROTOR.

Part: BEARING — WORN (TAIL ROTOR)

T/R HAS WORN BEARING.

Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH)

T/R PITCH CONTROL ROD BEARING WORN.

Part: ELEMENT — DEFECTIVE (HYD SYS)

ELEMENT CAUSES BYPASS BUTTON TO POP. SCRAPPED PART AT PHI.

Part: CLOCK — FAILED (COCKPIT)

CLOCK INOPERATIVE.

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (ANTI COLL)

ANTI COLL LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH CONTROL ROD BEARING WORN.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH CONTROL WEAR INSIDE ID OF RUBBER BUSHING.

Part: FIREWALL — DETERIORATED (ENGINE)

FIREWALL COMING APART.

Part: BULB — FAILED (STROBE)

ONLY FLASHES ABOUT ONE MINUTE, THEN QUITS.

Part: BULB — FAILED (STROBE LIGHT)

BULB BURNT OUT.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (STROBE)

WILL NOT FIRE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT.

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)

M/R BLADE CRACKED.

Part: SPHERICAL STOP — WORN (TRANSMISSION)

SPHERICAL STOP ASSY WORN. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE 10952, 10948, AND 10956.

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (ANTI COLL)

ANTI COLL LIGHT BULB BURNT OUT.

Part: WINDOW — DEFECTIVE (RT)

RT WINDOW DEFECTIVESCRAPPED AT PHI.

Part: LEVER — WORN (T/R GR BOX)

T/R GR BOX LEVER CONTROL BUSHINGS WORN.

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (ANTI COLL)

ANTI COLL LIGHT WILL NOT FLASH.

Part: STARFLEX — SPLINTERED (M/R)

STARFLEX IS SPLINTERED.

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (STROBE)

ANTI COLLISION LIGHT INOPERABLE.

Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH)

PITCH CONTROL ROD HAS PLAY ON BEARINGS.

Part: STOP — BROKEN (YOKE ASSY)

YOKE ASSY STOP BROKEN.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (BEACON)

POWER SUPPLY BLOWS FUSES.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (FRONT CONTROL)

SERVO LEAKING AT PISTON O'RING.

Part: YOKE ASSY — BROKEN (M/R STOP)

YOKE ASSY STOP BROKEN.

Part: PUMP — INTERMITTENT (ENGINE)

BOOST PUMP INTERMITTENT.

Part: PANEL — CORRODED (CABIN)

COCKPIT PANEL HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION AT FORWARD BELLY LATCH BRACKETS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: BEARING — SEPARATION (T/R GR BOX)

T/R GR BOX BEARING SEPARATION.

Part: CYLINDER LOCK — BROKEN (DOOR)

CYL LOCK BROKEN ROD ATTACH POINT.

Part: LEVER — WORN (T/R GR BOX CONT)

T/R GR BOX LEVER WEAR IN BUSHINGS CENTER BORE.

Part: ROD — WORN (T/R)

BEARINGS EXHIBIT PLAY.

Part: EXPANSION PIN — WORN (M/R GR BOX)

EXPANSION PIN WEAR ON BUSHINGS.

Part: TAIL ROTOR SPIDE — WORN (T/R)

T/R SPIDER BEARING WORN.

Part: VALVE — FROZEN (FUEL SOV)

VALVE FROZEN CLOSED.

Part: ROD — WORN (T/R PITCH)

DURING A DAILY VISUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE BEARING IN THE OUTBOARD END OF THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE ROD HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE HOUSING. THE PILOT OF THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITIES IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT OR THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THE BEARING WAS ONE FLIGHT AWAY FROM A TOTAL FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE LOSS OF THE HELICOPTER AND ITS OCCUPANTS. NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH FAILURE OF THIS PITCH CHANGE ROD BEARING EXPERIENCED BY THIS OPERATOR. THE FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN AN CATASTROPHIC AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

Part: CONTROL ROD — WORN (T/R CONTROL)

CONTROL ROD HAS EXCESS WEAR IN SPHERICAL BEARING.

Part: BOOST PUMP — FAILED (FUEL SYS)

BOOST PUMP WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN POWER IS APPLIED.

Part: ROD BEARIG — WORN (T/R CONTROL)

EXCESS WEAR IN PITCH CONTROL ROD SPHERICAL BEARING.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ANTI COLL)

ANTI-COLL LIGHT INOPERATIVE MOST OF THE TIME.

Part: SPIDER ASSY — WORN (T/R)

T/R SPIDER ASSY SPHERICAL BEARING WORN.

Part: CANOPY — CRACKED (COCKPIT)

L/H AND R/H UPPER DOOR POST CRACKED/CANOPY CRACKED AT SEAM. RAIN GUTTERS CRACKED SEVERAL PLACES. REPAIRED AS PER DRAWING NUMBER H6057-350/355-091389.

Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (M/R GR BOX)

REMOVED WITH MAIN GEARBOX ASSEMBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL.REPLACEMENTS RECEIVED ON 5-14-97 S/N M222 AND P/N 350A32-0011-00, S/N M1324.

Part: TRANSMISSION — MAKING METAL (M/R GR BOX)

UPPER TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL, LYNX PAINT PEELING. REPLACEMENTS RECEIVED ON 5-14-97 UNDER S/N M222 AND P/N 350A32-0011-00, S/N M1324.

Part: OIL COOLER — DEFECTIVE (M/R GR BOX)

REMOVED WITH MAIN GEARBOX ASSEMBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL. REPLACEMENTS RECEIVED ON 5-14-97 UNDER S/N M222 AND P/N 350A32-0011-00, S/N M1324.

Part: PUMP — DEFECTIVE (GR BOX OIL)

REMOVED WITH MAIN GEARBOX ASSEMBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL.REPLACEMENTS RECEIVED ON 5-14-97 UNDER S/N M222 AND P/N 350A32-0011-00, S/N M1324.

Part: REDUCTION GEAR — MAKING METAL (M/R GR BOX)

REMOVED WITH MAIN GEARBOX ASSEMBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL. REPLACEMENTS RECEIVED ON 5-14-97 UNDER S/N M222 AND P/N 350A32-0011-00, S/N M1324.

Part: BODY — SEPARATION (T/R)

T/R BODY SEPARATION.

Part: COWLING — SEPARATION (ENGINE)

COWLING SEPARATED BEYOND LIMITS.

Part: PUMP.FUEL — FAILED (ENGINE)

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT RUN.

Part: BLADE — CRACKED (M/R)

M/R BLADE HAS CRACK IN UPPER SURFACE.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (T/R)

T/R XMSN BEARING SEPARATION.

Part: CONTROL — WORN (T/R GR BOX)

T/R GR BOX CONTROL WORN.

Part: CLOCK — FAILED (COCKPIT)

CLOCK OFTEN STOPS WHILE STILL WOUND.

Part: TEMP PROBE — FLUCTUATES (ENG OIL)

TEMP GAUGE FLUCTUATES ABOVE 80%.

Part: ELEMENT — CONTAMINATION (FUEL FILTER)

FUEL FILTER CAUSED IMPENDING BYPASS LIGHT SUSPECT CONTAMINATION.

Part: BLADE PIN — CORRODED (M/R)

BLADE PIN ASSY CORROSION AND MECHANICAL DAMAGE.

Part: SERVO — CRACKED (NOZZLE)

SUSPECTED CRACK ON SERVO NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, ALSO LEAKS AT PISTON SEAL.

Part: BEARING — DETERIORATED (T/R)

RUBBER DETERIORATING.

Part: BEARING — LAMINATE TORN (XMSN MT)

FOUR EACH BEARINGS REPLACED AS A SET . ONE EACH TORN BEYOND LIMITS.

Part: LIGHT — BLOWS FUSES (ANTI-COLL)

BLOWS FUSES AND FLASHES TOO SLOWLY. .

Part: GRID VALVE — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)

ENG VALVE GRID INOPERATIVE.

Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (ENG TACH)

ENG TACH TRANSMITTER INOPERATIVE.

Part: SPIDER — BUSHING BINDING (T/R)

T/R SPIDER INBOARD SPLIT BUSHINGS BINDING UP ON SHAFT.

Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R HEAD)

WORN RUBBER BEARINGS.

Part: ROD — WORN (PITCH CONTROL)

PITCH CONTROL ROD IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. (WORN SPHERICAL BEARINGS)

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (OIL SYS)

LOW OIL PRESSURE, STARTING TO MAKE METAL ON UPPER ELECTRIC PLUG.

Part: VIBRATION ABSORB — BOLT BROKE (M/R)

MOUNTING BOLT BROKE OFF AND THE NUTPLATE BROKE OFF AND BOTH PIECES ARE INSIDE TUBE.

Part: FREQ ADAOTER — CORRODED (M/R)

FREQ ADAPTER IS CORRODED. (SEPARATION AND CORROSION) SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED 7590, 7591 AND 7593.

Part: BEARING — WORN EXCESSIVELY (M/R XMSN)

BEARING IS WORN EXCESSIVELY. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED 7824, 7825 AND 7826.

Part: STARFLEX — CORRODED (M/R)

BALL JOINT SEAL CAME OUT. SCRAPPED LOCALLY.

Part: BEARING — DELAMINATING (T/R)

RUBBER SEPARATION. PART SCRAPPED LOCALLY.

Part: WINDOW — CRACKED TRIM (CP DOOR)

REPLACED C.P. DOOR WINDOW FOR CRACKED TRIM.

Part: DUCT — CRACKED (INTAKE AIR)

INTAKE AIR DUCT IS CRACKED. (CRACK IS NEAR MOUNT FLANGE)

Part: COMPASS — ERROR (COCKPIT STDBY)

COMPASS READS 20 DEGREES OFF AND UNABLE TO ADJUST OUT.

Part: STARTER — DEFECTIVE (START/GEN)

INTERMITTENT CRANKING.

Part: COMPENSATOR — DEFECTIVE (ENG TEMP)

FLUCTUATING POWER CHECKS. SENT TO TURBOMECA...THEIR PROPERTY BEING RETURNED.

Part: SERVO — LEAKING (M/R)

R/H FORWARD SERVO ON MAIN ROTOR WAS LEAKING AT UPPER BARREL TO BODY. (SERVO SENT WITH AIRCRAFT ON 11-4-94 AND INSTALLED 1-28-95.

Part: TEMP PROBE — FAILED (ENG OIL)

ENGINE OIL TEMP PROBE FAILED CAUSING TEMP GAUGE TO GO TO HIGH STOP.

Part: GEAR BOX — YOKE SEIZED (T/R)

COULD NOT REMOVE T/R YOKE ASSEMBLY FROM GEARBOX ASSEMBLY.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT ATC)

DOES NOT RESPOND. VERIFIED UNIT TO HAVE LOW POWER OUT AND INTERMITTENT RECEIVE. REPLACED CAVITY OSCILLATOR V101. REPAIRED LOW POWER. RESOLDERED GROUND CONNECTIONS ON PRE-SELECTOR. REPAIRED INTERMITTENT RECEIVE. ADJUSTED FREQUENCY AND PULSE WIDTH. BENCH CHECKGOOD.

Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (ENG TORQUE)

POINTER GOING ALL OVER WITH VOLTAGE ALSO MAKES CLICKING SOUND. POINTS AT FLOOR WHEN OFF. POINTER DOES NOT SPIN. READS NO TORQUE.

Part: GYRO — PRECESSES (COCKPIT)

DIRECTIONAL GYRO PRECESSES EXCESSIVELY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE GYRO.

Part: INDICATOR — READS LOW (ENG TORQUE)

TORQUE IND. READS LOW IN UPPER RANGE.

Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (FUEL FILTER)

INTERMITTENT FUEL FILTER LIGHT.

Part: SKYNAV 5000 — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT GPS)

GPS WILL NOT CHANNEL.

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (CHIP PLUG)

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. FOUND TINY AMOUNT FERROUS SHINY FUZZ ON LOWER CHIP PLUG. FILTER HAD SMALLER AMOUNT OF SAME TYPE OF FUZZ. CLEANED AND COMPLIED WITH 30 MINUTE PENALTY RUN. ON REAR BEARING ELEC. PLUG FOUND TINY FERROUS SPECKS (ABOUT 15 EA)REINSTALLED ALL CHIP PLUGS. COMPLIED WITH ANOTHER 30 MINUE PENALTY RUN. REAR BEARING CHIP PLUG HAD 10 FERROUS SPECKS AND THE OTHER 4 DETECTORS HAD 2-5 EACH SPECKS.

Part: STRIP — WORN EXCESSIVELY (M/R BLADE)

PROTECTION STRIP WORN OFF.

Part: SERVO — DEFECTIVE (M/R)

FRONT CONTROL SERVO CHATTERS AND WILL NOT TEST. UNIT WAS ORIGINALLY SENT LOOSE IN AIRCRAFT N6097Z.

Part: BODY — RUBBER SPLIT (T/R)

TAIL ROTOR BODY SPLIT RUBBER.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ANTI COLL)

ANTI COLLISION LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Part: FUEL CONTROL — DEFECTIVE (ENGINE)

ROTOR DROOPED ON TAKEOFF ABOVE 80% TORQUE AND SLOW TO RESPOND DURING LET DOWN.

Part: HE GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (ENGINE)

HE GENERATOR INOPERATIVE.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (ANTI COLL LIGHT)

ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

Part: BOOT — DETERIORATED (M/R)

BOOT DETERIORATED AND TORN.

Part: GRADUATOR LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)

#1 INSTRUMENT LIGHT FUSE BLOWN. #2 INSTRUMENT LIGHT ONLY WORKS GAUGE PANEL LIGHTS, NOT ANY PUSH BUTTONS.