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A eurocopter BK117 A-4 was discovered to have the service life on the slide guide of the main rotor transmission overdue and out-of-date.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484898 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 6 maintenance repairman : 9 maintenance technician : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 484898 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 485359 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Research of aircraft component status report revealed the slide guide pin 4639305053 (a service life component of the main gear box) was overdue. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a eurocopter with lycoming engines 101-650, and the component service life out-of-date was the slide guide on the main rotor transmission. The reporter said this overdue time limit was discovered during a maintenance check and was missed by the maintenance computer monitor. The reporter said the company self disclosed this incident to the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A EUROCOPTER BK117 A-4 WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE THE SVC LIFE ON THE SLIDE GUIDE OF THE MAIN ROTOR XMISSION OVERDUE AND OUT-OF-DATE.
Narrative: RESEARCH OF ACFT COMPONENT STATUS RPT REVEALED THE SLIDE GUIDE PIN 4639305053 (A SVC LIFE COMPONENT OF THE MAIN GEAR BOX) WAS OVERDUE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A EUROCOPTER WITH LYCOMING ENGS 101-650, AND THE COMPONENT SVC LIFE OUT-OF-DATE WAS THE SLIDE GUIDE ON THE MAIN ROTOR XMISSION. THE RPTR SAID THIS OVERDUE TIME LIMIT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A MAINT CHK AND WAS MISSED BY THE MAINT COMPUTER MONITOR. THE RPTR SAID THE COMPANY SELF DISCLOSED THIS INCIDENT TO THE FAA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.