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A bell 212 helicopter was operated in non compliance with rotor hub life limited parts exceeding replacement time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467371 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Iroquois 212/214 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 12 maintenance technician : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 467371 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the course of a pre-buy audit of bell 212 #xyz, serial number XXXX, it was determined that certain subcomponents of the main rotor scissors and sleeve assembly had exceeded their retirement times. Confusion on entries in the historical service record and a lack of attention on my part caused these parts to exceed their 9000 hour limit by 1445 hours. I am the supervisor in charge of the records on this aircraft. I immediately grounded the aircraft and notified management.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL 212 HELI WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH ROTOR HUB LIFE LIMITED PARTS EXCEEDING REPLACEMENT TIME.
Narrative: DURING THE COURSE OF A PRE-BUY AUDIT OF BELL 212 #XYZ, SERIAL NUMBER XXXX, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN SUBCOMPONENTS OF THE MAIN ROTOR SCISSORS AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY HAD EXCEEDED THEIR RETIREMENT TIMES. CONFUSION ON ENTRIES IN THE HISTORICAL SVC RECORD AND A LACK OF ATTN ON MY PART CAUSED THESE PARTS TO EXCEED THEIR 9000 HR LIMIT BY 1445 HRS. I AM THE SUPVR IN CHARGE OF THE RECORDS ON THIS ACFT. I IMMEDIATELY GNDED THE ACFT AND NOTIFIED MGMNT.
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.