USHST Safety Report - October 2019
Please see attached! Safe flying! Scott Scott T. Tyrrell Continued Operational Safety Specialist / Accident Investigation Safety...
FAA Rotorcraft Monthly Accident Briefing - September/End of FY19
Monthly Summary September Totals: 7 accidents, 0 fatal accidents, 0 fatalities -The September accident count was the lowest for any...
FAA Rotorcraft Monthly Accidents
Accident Powerpoint Presentation U.S. Helicopter Safety Team, Attached is the Rotorcraft Monthly Accident Briefing for July 2019. Monthly...
Main Rotor Drag Brace Outer Attaching Hardware
In my travels over the years I have found MANY aircraft with the main rotor outer drag brace bolt hardware incorrectly installed. General...
UH-1 Main Rotor Re-torque
This has been brought up before about a re-torque after main rotor installation. In this case the TM 55-1520-210-23-1 is not a help....
Mixing Lever to Scissors Lever Control Tube
I find this all the time on aircraft, another standard aircraft hardware installation, again not a standard, Huey installation, in the...
Lower Fuel Cell Floor Panels
Many lower fuel cell floor panels have been damaged in removal see attached photo. These panels should be removed every 3 & 6 phase or at...
Combustor Rumble
Combustor Rumble can be a problem in engines that reverse the combustion gas flow prior toentering the 1st stage gas producer nozzle....
Where in the USA Do Helicopter Accidents Occur?
HELICOPTER FACTS Contact: tony.molinaro@faa.gov Usually, helicopter accidents occur in states where more helicopters are flying year...
Which U.S. Helicopter Industries Have the Best and the Worst Accident Records?
WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (www.USHST.org) looked at 10 years of helicopter operations data from Jan. 2009 through...