Proposed AD - Failure of Tailboom Attaching Points
FEDERAL REGISTER LINK TO MAKE COMMENTS Action Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Summary The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness...
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....
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...
Dealing with Corrosion in Control Tubes/Rods
Halloween Update! Dealing with spookiest part of aging Helicopters, Corrosion! This update focuses on the importance of inspecting the...
Using Heat and Proper Alignment when Pressing Bearings into Critical Bores
This picture clearly shows the importance of using heat, and proper alignment when pressing bearings into critical bores. This damage was...
DMWR FOR ROTOR BRAKE QUILL
Our main goal when building this platform was to provide resources to the UH-1 industry. We appreciate maintenance questions sent our...
Leading Edge Pitch Link Main Rotor to Mast Coupling Phenomenon
Thought this article is a good item to share. Published in Rotorbreeze 2006 by the now retired David Burch Bell Helicopter Senior...
Stabilizer Bar Adjustment
I was contacted by a mechanic that found the following when removing the stabilizer bar prior to removing the main rotor hub and blades...
Collective Ground Adjustment
HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR COLLECTIVE FRICTION LATELY? I just received a couple of photos of the set screws used to make adjustment of the...
