highbladedown Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Might want to touch base with DOM's of organizations operating EC 120B's with Arrius 2F engines. This was new this morning..........click on search, click on list all recent ADs . TUBOMECA turboshaft engines Arrius 2F which equip EC 120B helicopters. FR UF-2005-073 EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE - IMMEDIATE GROUNDING TURBOMECA TUBOMECA turboshaft engines Arrius 2F which equip EC 120B helicopters. FR UF-2005-073 EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE - IMMEDIATE GROUNDING Go to.......http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/applications/cawis-swimn/awd-lv-cs1401.asp?rand= HBD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3BX2 Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (EAD) PUBLISHED BY DIRECTION GENERALE DE L’AVIATION CIVILE (FRANCE) ON BEHALF OF EASA. THIS TEXT IS NOT SENT TO FOREIGN OPERATORS OF AIRCRAFT NOT REGISTERED IN FRANCE. IT IS UP TO THE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO FORWARD IT TO THEM ON RECEIPT. N° UF-2005-073 – TURBOMECA – ARRIUS 2F SUBJECT: Immediate Grounding 1. EFFECTIVITY: This Airworthiness Directive (AD) applies to TURBOMECA turboshaft engines Arrius 2F which equip EC 120B helicopters. 2. REASON: Following an accident involving an EC120B, the initial investigation of the Arrius 2F engine showed that one HP blade was totally released from the HP disk. This blade was contained inside the containment ring. The preliminary examination of the engine parts showed that the standard of one ferrule initiated a disturbance in the secondary air system used to cool the HP turbine. 3. MANDATORY ACTIONS AND COMPLIANCE TIMES: 3.1. Following actions are made mandatory from the effective date of this AD. For all Arrius 2F modules 2 listed in Alert Fax TURBOMECA n°057/05/DSO/TM: immediate grounding. 3.2. Flights may be resumed after the engine having been treated in a repair center. 4. REFERENCE PUBLICATION: Alert Fax TURBOMECA n° 057/05/DSO/TM, April 26, 2005. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon receipt of the EAD issued on April 27, 2005. 6. REMARKS: For any questions concerning the technical content of the requirements in this EAD, please contact : Arrius Service engineering manager Customer Support TURBOMECA Fax: +33 5 59 74 4515 7. APPROVAL: This EAD is approved under EASA reference No 2005-3835 dated April 27, 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERTICAL REF Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Anybody got a 407 out there that's not busy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnhopper Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Shouldn't fly anything but bell anyway :up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skidz Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 HA HA !!! Sour grapes Maggie ? Any inside dope for us on this AD ? How many 120s flying in Canada commercially ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 16 currently registered in Canada. It seems that this AD only affects certain engines. MAG, any idea how many engines are out there worldwide that require attention? Mark Common Name Model Owner name Owner Registered Since Serial Number 1 C-FCOS Eurocopter EC120B Fox Aviation Inc 1999-03-18 1022 2 C-FDNR Eurocopter EC120B Province Of Nova Scotia, Depar 2005-04-15 1382 3 C-FEPS Eurocopter EC120B City Of Edmonton 2001-07-31 1035 4 C-FGBA Eurocopter EC120B Heli-Inter Inc. 1999-10-07 1033 5 C-FJDZ Eurocopter EC120B Memento Mori Investments Limit 2002-11-05 1002 6 C-FLCN Eurocopter EC120B Eurocopter Canada Limited 2005-01-24 1055 7 C-GEXM Eurocopter EC120B Heli/Express Inc. 1999-06-16 1028 8 C-GHBB Eurocopter EC120B 602472 B.C. Ltd 2001-07-18 1091 9 C-GHNI Eurocopter EC120B Industries Cover Inc./Cover In 2003-09-25 1131 10 C-GIJZ Eurocopter EC120B Phoenix Heli-Flight Inc. 2001-08-16 1050 11 C-GJUH Eurocopter EC120B Silverline Helicopters Inc. 2005-02-22 1267 12 C-GLCN Eurocopter EC120B CFLCN Inc. 2004-11-23 1325 13 C-GRTA Eurocopter EC120B 171817 Canada Inc 2000-10-20 1076 14 C-GRTN Eurocopter EC120B Great Slave Helicopters Ltd 2002-07-26 1058 15 C-GYDC Eurocopter EC120B 3939421 CANADA INC 2003-12-03 16 C-GYRP Eurocopter EC120B York Regional Police 2003-01-27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbladedown Posted April 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 3bx2 After the release of the TC AD I contacted the FAA regarding the AD, I was told that they were a little slower in releasing the document but as of this afternoon I received the e-mail prior to it going on their site so here it is...... http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_G...BD?OpenDocument ****, no worse that the 250-C18 "Blue Ribbon" engines prior to the installation of the two and a half bearing or the Jet Ranger "widow makers" tossing blades..........ah, those were the days. That will teach Bell to use a cheaper vendor for making wire for the TT straps, used 7 miles of wire and not 9. Now if only they kept the old orange garlock seals for the freewheel instead of speedi sleeves and the 406 seals for the forward cap assembly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphonso Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Canadian machines are not affected. It is about 40 machines in Europe only due to a bad batch of turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbladedown Posted May 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Still requires a log entry even if not applicable........... HBD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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