ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46326
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| Date: | Friday 17 March 2000 |
| Time: | 08:22 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZK-HZA |
| MSN: | 110-0977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dargaville, Northland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was being ferried to commence an agricultural job. While in the cruise, it suffered an engine failure, and on carrying out an emergency landing into a paddock, tipped over. Investigation revealed that one of the connecting rods had suffered a fretting fatigue failure as the result of movement between it and the bearing shell. This fretting was possibly exacerbated by a part number being stamped on the back of the bearing shell, which is adjacent to the high-stress area on the connecting rod. The engine had done 618 hours since its last overhaul.
Sources:
1. CAA NZ Occurrence Reference 00/630.
2. https://www.aviation.govt.nz/assets/publications/vector/Vector_2002_Issue-2_Mar-Apr.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jun-2010 03:26 | flyernzl | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase] |
| 16-Feb-2022 02:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
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