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TH-57 fleet grounding
- Thread starter Flying Low
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NAVAIRSYSCOM has engineering class desk officers for this type of problem. It's not the first part found to be defective, and it's not the last. We had a subcontractor manufacture a gear in the 53's main transmission which during flight broke in several places. The crew had to ditch a $35M helo in 80 feet of water. I assure you NAVAIR, the OEM, and sub were all over this. In the case of the 57, I have no doubt Bell, RR, and their subs were diligently working to fix this problem. That's what NAVAIR does.
MasterBates
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That, and tell me my boots will melt if I eject...
Possibly. FLIRs are a different animal as they aren't controlled the same way most parts are, but let's say you run a T700 engine out of oil and think it might have seized (yes, that happened, even though the engine only ran for 30 seconds), that doesn't mean it's going to cost $800K (or whatever they are now). There's the cost for a new widget and the cost to repair a widget. Generally, components will be repaired which can lower the overall cost of the mishap.
Not saying you don't have a point, just expounding on the details.
phrogpilot73
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And sometimes they get creative with the accounting to avoid a class A. I once saw a engine get stricken for a "bent inlet guide vane" rather than because it was over-temped/over-sped due to a stuck Emergency Throttle Actuator.
MasterBates
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I also have seen life limited components used to creatively account out of a class A as well.
So, kinda back on topic, have they given any idea of how long it's gonna take to fix the bad governors?
Not Trent, though we shared a house with him for a time.
Were you in the RAG with Trent and Hump or in advanced with them?
HSC-3 had a class A not too long ago -- big cost was the FLIR (the new version -- next generation up from the HH/-60B version). That being said, they will probably find enough damage on the airframe to keep it above the class A floor when the FLIR is finally declared "repairable" through fuzzy math.
Did a x-country with Trent in advanced - him, me, all our dive gear, and the tiniest little Marine IP we could find all went to Key West. The mishap occured right before I got to 18. Bob showed me the tail rotor and first aid kit from the bird when I came by to flight plan the x-country with T.
I ended up in the same wing as Bob and Jim, who ended up in the same squadron.
Small world.
I have only heard rumors of a May time frame. Hopefully we will get a better idea this week.
Quite possible that we have met then. I think we left Milton in late March or early April.