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An hu-269-300 had a tire breaker bar depart the aircraft. Safety pin to secure bar was not noted missing on preflight inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise : level descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 8950 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 697950 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On a flight from ZZZ1 en route to ZZZ in an hu-269/300 helicopter; a wheel breaker bar used to rotate the attached wheels for movement of the helicopter on the ground for repos purposes (static helicopter operations) departed the helicopter and was lost. Normally this 3 1/2 ft long tubular bar is stowed along side the right step area above the right landing skid of the helicopter and secured with a pin at the handle end and by placing the opposite end through a designated receiver/hole to secure it. Prior to departing ZZZ1; a walkaround of the helicopter was conducted and the bar appeared to be properly secured. Upon arrival at ZZZ; bar in question was missing. Search of the landing area at ZZZ as well as hovering/takeoff area at ZZZ1 revealed no bar. No damage to helicopter resulted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN HU-269-300 HAD A TIRE BREAKER BAR DEPART THE ACFT. SAFETY PIN TO SECURE BAR WAS NOT NOTED MISSING ON PREFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: ON A FLT FROM ZZZ1 ENRTE TO ZZZ IN AN HU-269/300 HELI; A WHEEL BREAKER BAR USED TO ROTATE THE ATTACHED WHEELS FOR MOVEMENT OF THE HELI ON THE GND FOR REPOS PURPOSES (STATIC HELI OPS) DEPARTED THE HELI AND WAS LOST. NORMALLY THIS 3 1/2 FT LONG TUBULAR BAR IS STOWED ALONG SIDE THE R STEP AREA ABOVE THE R LNDG SKID OF THE HELI AND SECURED WITH A PIN AT THE HANDLE END AND BY PLACING THE OPPOSITE END THROUGH A DESIGNATED RECEIVER/HOLE TO SECURE IT. PRIOR TO DEPARTING ZZZ1; A WALKAROUND OF THE HELI WAS CONDUCTED AND THE BAR APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY SECURED. UPON ARR AT ZZZ; BAR IN QUESTION WAS MISSING. SEARCH OF THE LNDG AREA AT ZZZ AS WELL AS HOVERING/TKOF AREA AT ZZZ1 REVEALED NO BAR. NO DAMAGE TO HELI RESULTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.