AZ3 Steven Dohrn HS-14 Det. A On the morning of 27 September, aboard USS Cowpens (CG-63), Det Alpha requested a main-rotor-head damper from ship’s supply to replace a bad one on Lightning 612. While inspecting the newly-received component with a fellow maintainer, Petty Officer Dohrn noticed that the damper had been turned into ship’s supply during the previous year’s cruise. The MAF was still attached to it, and the component itself was scratched and dirty. It didn’t appear to have been re-worked. However, the container the damper was in had depot-level repairable stickers and was neatly wrapped, making the part appear as though it had been overhauled at the repair facility. After reading the assembly-servicerecord (ASR) card, Dohrn discovered the latest removal date was more recent than the last repair/re-work date annotated on the ASR card. He notified Maintenance Control and returned the damper to supply. Had the component been installed, it could have catastrophically failed. AM2 Patrick Maw HS-14 Det. A Petty Officer Maw was servicing Lightning 612’s hydraulic system through the hydraulic service-reservoir (aka “coffee can”) when he noticed a petroleum-like smell coming from the hydraulic fluid. He stopped the process immediately and inspected the hydraulic-servicing-unit; it was fitted with a can of hydraulic fluid that is no longer used on aircraft because of its low flash point. Maw notified Maintenance Control and then acted to prevent any further contamination of Lightning 612’s hydraulic system.
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