MD Helicopters - Wot no spares?!
Rumour has it that an MD902 in the UK fleet will be out of service for up to two months due to lack of spares.
During routine maintenance the main rotor drive shaft was found to be u/s. The operator has since been told that no spares are held either in UK or at MD. Short of pinching one from the production line, delivery date for a replacement is put at 'sometime in April'.
To make matters worse, at the last inspection the shaft was found to be nearing it's limits so MD (or their UK representative) have known a replacement was going to be required since last September.
Comments Ms. Tilton?