AD 61-11-02
Applicability
| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| aircraft | Brantly International, Inc. | B-2 | Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters |
| aircraft | Brantly International, Inc. | B-2A | Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters |
| aircraft | Brantly International, Inc. | B-2B | Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters |
Unsafe Condition
Severe oil leaks from failure of the welded seam of the mixture heater oil jacket (Lycoming P/N 72396) on Lycoming VO-360 engines introduce a fire hazard and engine failure risk from oil starvation.
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Required Actions
Disconnect oil system hose assemblies from mixture heater oil jacket ports, bypass with AN 815-8D union, support with AN 742-D-14C clamps, remove and recondition oil jacket with zinc chromate and capped ports. Modify engine cooling boxes per Brantly SB No. 12 including covers, baffles, cutouts, and thermocouple relocation.
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Compliance Time
within the next 25 hours' time in service after effective date of this directive
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Affected Aircraft
All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters Prior to Serial No. 95
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Federal Register Abstract
Oil System Modification
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AD Final Rules - DRS_61-11-02.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 61-11-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters Subject: Oil System Modification Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 08/04/1961 Make: Brantly International, Inc. Model: B-2 | B-2A | B-2B Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 61-11-02 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 61-11-02 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ; Effective August 4, 1961. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 61-11-02 BRANTLY: Amdt. 292 Part 507 Federal Register May 30, 1961. Applies to All Model B-2 Helicopters Prior to Serial No. 95. Compliance required within the next 25 hours' time in service after effective date of this directive. Severe oil leaks have been reported recently from failure of the welded seam of the mixture heater oil jacket, Lycoming P/N 72396, on the Lycoming VO-360 engines in Brantly B-2 helicopters. As this condition introduces a fire hazard as well as the probability of engine failure from oil starvation, the following modifications must be accomplished. (a) Disconnect the oil system hose assemblies from the inlet and outlet ports of the mixture heater oil jacket. Join these assemblies with AN 815-8D union, thus by-passing the mixture heater oil jacket. Support the joined hose assemblies with AN 742-D-14C hose clamps at the right rear starter mount bolt and the left rear transmission mount tube. Remove the mixture heater oil jacket, clean thoroughly, apply zinc chromate to the oil passage cavity, and reinstall with the oil ports capped with AN 928-8 cap assemblies. (b) Modify engine cooling boxes in accordance with Brantly Service Bulletin No. 12. This modification includes adding covers over the rear openings in the right hand cooling box, deleting the cylinder barrel baffle assemblies from around No. 2 and No. 4, cylinders, making a 1 3/4-inch diameter cutout in the bottom of the left hand cooling box under the No. 3 cylinder, and relocating the cylinder head temperature thermocouple from the No. 4 cylinder to the No. 3 cylinder. (Brantly Service Bulletin No. 12 covers these modifications.) This directive effective May 30, 1961. FOOTER:
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AD Final Rules - DRS_61-11-02.html Copy URL Print/Save as PDF Document Versions Feedback Details AD Number: 61-11-02 Document Type: AD Final Rules Docket Number: Unknown Subject Heading: Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters Subject: Oil System Modification Status: Current Citation: This information is not available. Citation Publish Date: Effective Date: 08/04/1961 Make: Brantly International, Inc. Model: B-2 | B-2A | B-2B Product Type: Aircraft Product Subtype: Rotorcraft Affected AD: Superseded AD: Affected By: Superseded By: Service/Office: Office of Primary Responsibility: CFR Part Reference: Part 39 Comments: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES FINAL RULES: 61-11-02 CITATION: This information is not available. PAGE NUMBER: DOCKET NUMBER: Unknown AMENDMENT: AD NUMBER: 61-11-02 SUBJECT HEADING: Airworthiness Directives; All BRANTLY Model B-2 Helicopters ACTION: SUMMARY: DATES: ; Effective August 4, 1961. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: REGULATORY TEXT: 61-11-02 BRANTLY: Amdt. 292 Part 507 Federal Register May 30, 1961. Applies to All Model B-2 Helicopters Prior to Serial No. 95. Compliance required within the next 25 hours' time in service after effective date of this directive. Severe oil leaks have been reported recently from failure of the welded seam of the mixture heater oil jacket, Lycoming P/N 72396, on the Lycoming VO-360 engines in Brantly B-2 helicopters. As this condition introduces a fire hazard as well as the probability of engine failure from oil starvation, the following modifications must be accomplished. (a) Disconnect the oil system hose assemblies from the inlet and outlet ports of the mixture heater oil jacket. Join these assemblies with AN 815-8D union, thus by-passing the mixture heater oil jacket. Support the joined hose assemblies with AN 742-D-14C hose clamps at the right rear starter mount bolt and the left rear transmission mount tube. Remove the mixture heater oil jacket, clean thoroughly, apply zinc chromate to the oil passage cavity, and reinstall with the oil ports capped with AN 928-8 cap assemblies. (b) Modify engine cooling boxes in accordance with Brantly Service Bulletin No. 12. This modification includes adding covers over the rear openings in the right hand cooling box, deleting the cylinder barrel baffle assemblies from around No. 2 and No. 4, cylinders, making a 1 3/4-inch diameter cutout in the bottom of the left hand cooling box under the No. 3 cylinder, and relocating the cylinder head temperature thermocouple from the No. 4 cylinder to the No. 3 cylinder. (Brantly Service Bulletin No. 12 covers these modifications.) This directive effective May 30, 1961. FOOTER:
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