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Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2014)4 ADs may apply17 service difficulty reports
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Failure of maintenance personnel to ensure adequate torque of a pneumatic control pipe (P2) fitting, which resulted in a loss of engine power during low altitude flight maneuvers.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR15TA027)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-23-09 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Dec 27, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Helicopters with sliding doors installed, except those with modification AL.4262. |
| 2013-21-01 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Helicopters | Oct 25, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Tail rotor hub pitch horn assembly P/N 350A121368.01, .02, .03, or .04, with pitch horn P/N 350A121368.XX, installed. |
| 2013-08-19 | Eurocopter France Helicopters | Jun 5, 2013 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Sliding door pre-modification (MOD) 073298 or pre-MOD 073308 installed. |
| 2010-11-51 | Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) Model AS350B, BA, B1, B2, C, D, and D1 Helicopters and… | Sep 2, 2010 | Airframe (AS 350 B2)Only with: Tail gearbox control lever P/N 350A33-1058-00, -01, -02, or -03 not marked with an "X" near the P/N installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
ENGINE RPM DECREASED CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT WHICH FORCED THE PILOT TO AUTO-ROTATE TO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND INJURY TO THE PILOT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY OWNER/OPERATOR AND THE OEM TECH REP IDENTIFIED A LOOSE P2 PIPE, AIRLINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.PILOT WAS OPERATING AC AIR CONDTIONING SYSTEM AND HEARD A NOISE COMMING FROM THE FWD EVAPORATOR UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON RETURN TO BASE, MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMMING FROM THE FWD EVAPORATOR. THE EVAPORATOR WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS IN THE HOUSING NEAR THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER FIBERGLASS SKIN OF THE UPPER AFT SECTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING HAD DISBONDED FROM THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE OF THE COWLING. PRYROPEL INSULATION WAS TO BE INSTALLED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN INSPECTION AND THE COWLING WAS REMOVED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION TECHNICAN ROTATED MAIN ROTOR TO INSPECT. WHILE TURNING HE NOTED THAT IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT SLIPPING ON THE COMPRESSOR DRIVE PULLEY. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH BEARING HAD FAILED MAKING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.CRACKED HOUSINGS THAT CAUSE BLOWER MOTORS TO BECOME DISLODGED IN THE HOUSING, CAUSING BLOWER CAGES TO RUB ON THE HOUSING AND HOUSINGS TO BREAK APART. EVENTUAL FAILURE OF ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AND BLOWER MOTOR RENDERING THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. ONE OF HOUSING PARTS OR BLOWER CAGE PIECES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.AIRCRAFT WAS IN FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION. WHILE INSPECTING THE MAIN GEAR BOX COUPLING THAT DRIVES THE HYDRAULIC PUMP VIA A BELT AND PULLEY, THE PULLEY SURFACE WHERE THE BELT CONTACTS IT WAS FOUND TO BE UNUSUALLY ROUGH. THE BELT WAS ALSO INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE AN ABNORMAL TEXTURE. IT IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.THE ENGINE TO MAIN GEAR BOX GIMBAL JOINT , WHICH HOUSES THE DRIVE SHAFT, HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. UPON INSPECTION AT THE 500 HOUR, THE GIMBAL RING AND HOUSING WERE MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT THE GIMBAL PINS. A TECH REP WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THAT WE LOOK AT THE LEFT FOWARD MAIN GEAR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.THE ENGINE TO M/R GEARBOX GIMBAL JOINT , WHICH HOUSES THE DRIVE SHAFT, HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. UPON INSPECTION AT THE 500 HOUR, THE GIMBAL RING AND HOUSING WERE MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT THE GIMBAL PINS. THE PINS THEMSELVES NORMALLY GET SOME WEAR BUT THIS WEAR WAS IN THE BUSHINGS IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING 500 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR COMPONENTS, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE MATING SURFACE OF THE SPHERICAL STOP WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STARFLEX. ALL THREE SPHERICAL STOPS WERE REPLACED DUE THE FACT THAT THEY ALL HAD 500 HOURS ON THEM AND CHANGING ONLY ONE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING A 500 HOUR INSPECTION IT IS NECESSARY TO DISSASSEBLE THE MAIN ROTOR FREQUENCY ADAPTER TO INSPECT FOR CORROSION. THE BEARING THAT IS IN THE ADAPTER IS SUPPOSED TO BE EASILY REMOVABLE. VARIOUS EFFORTS WERE MADE TO REMOVE THE BEARING. THE BEARING WAS REMOVED BY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TRY TO FIND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.Showing the 10 most recent of 17 reports.