Free Memorandum - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

APPENDIX "C" "
P
Case2:O2—cv-OO824—EHC Document 82-2 Filed O1/O4/2006 Page:1 0f4

Plaintiff’s Appendix "C"
SUBSTANTIAL SIMILARITY CHART
"§Hi`26?i"""I"}i?é§&“"”`“ ""`` `""``` “ `````` i"`L?iZ§§§`5iiE"`"` " ”`"`" "`ii§}·`”}i»%”§"Fiféiiffl”iié}33??E"i§i5Y"§iH65i}i`}E53E ```````````` ````` ` ```` ` ````` ```` ""E‘F&§h2E"" I
I Arizona I I • Hydraulics of
I • Controls became very stm I
I • Controls remained stm I
I · Difficulty applying forward cyclic ,
I Im I · Started a slow turn to the left I
I`EH§i§`§"""I*i5Yh`{§§ "``````” _` ```"``` ` ```` " `"Xsisilii `"`"`" "" ”`"IME5E??V`i€iZ§"1?32?iiiZ5?`"}iEj-I5}?iii}?`}i}i§Zi`§3ZX`i`§`iT7""` `````` " `````` ```` E`F§§BEEi""I
I I Florida • Hydraulic warning light
` • Loss of cyclic control
I- ._._._. _____ _s,_ _.___._._........... _ ..._ ...............n - .......n.t.n. m..tLEX?}T§c'§$'§I?w? tcti _ .t.t.t l... .... - ............... ......... - ...... .... - ...... ....
""s75§i59” `"`"```````` "i§ii§“"“ `````"`"``"` " "`"```"` " "`"``"` IMK§`§§ii`éWK"`"IMi"WE?"}x"?i“L§*§"}$£iE}i}Ei"iééf;3L5?i`N5f`YZiI65§E`;]&`6"58T""""" ``”*" ```` " ````` `Ei§§"1{'EEi"`
I New York I · Hydraulics off I I
I I I • Helicopter kept pitching up and left
I I I · Uncontrollable roll to the left I I
I • Pilots could not level the helicopter by using
I both hands to bring the cyclic to the neutralllevel I
I position I
I. mtmt ces.sIW.I. cctcct .,., ....._ .t.t. ........ M .... ....I. .... I _.... Z [ITT.BITE-SET.ESI]?]T.‘?}.E}f.Y_.fII$§{I$I?TfT..- ..._.............. up .......,..I.......,. .,..t ..... I
"`SYEEF1`6""I"WiT1€i{f§§`""`""`i"QQi[§§`§6ii"""` "`""`"iié?KfiisiiHSE?"JL§i"Hé}52»""Fi`W5T"I5}i3?EiiiI¤*.”2ii`§"€.Y `"```”`” " ""”" ` “`“`“`````“`“`“``` ````“`“` "EF£{§iiE2i""“
I California I • Loss of hydraulic pressure I I
I I • Helicopter began to spin I
I I • Pilot experienced control problems I I
I I I • One or more 360 degree turns I- I
Page C·l
Rocky Mntn Il-IW/WO Lg2368l/20060103 ‘
Case 2:O2—cv—OO824—EHC Document 82-2 Filed O1/O4/2006 Page 2 of 4

I`"`i7"i?iii"" ``”` `` `"` ” ”`”` `“```“``````` ````` Ksssiiiii ``````` I `"````` Fé?"j§fii§§“i`*L}EEiIé`Z"iiE}5E?iW6T`iCI»i5?6Y"EZ&5§§F”`”” """" ` "`"' W ”‘"' M "”*” """”"`"E`t“?"§”§iii`éi&”"
I Hawaii I • Hydraulic accumulator test
I I I • Helicopter became airborne in a nose low attitude
I I I • Entered a figure 8 type of oscillation
I I I • Nose high then nose low position
‘ § • Extreme almost wing over attitudes
I I • Descended like a falling leaf I
"§?i§?6i“"I_fiEiiEi;}H`"`""`"""”"i""K§$§6ii“iw` i"`" "“Zia?}iK?i‘§"§“}i{·E}§5`E"§E§5if`N5T`Frri/?J`T1CIéiF5?""”""`"""""""` `EFBEKEH"
I Texas · "HYD" light illuminated I
I I `I • Helicopter's controls became very stiff I I
T`"`iii}i“97iii"" "i”¢i£{§}X?2§ii`" ``"`" M "“"" t"'T"‘X”§§”§”6iié" ````” ` ```` "iilé?`}X?i‘§§`F5E£&Ei"iié}?5}}`}IF£i`"?i·*W6E?£i"67?? `'`' " ```'””`` ` ```" ``````` `"`“ ` ```` Ei¥§"§`i§Eii `````` I
I New Mexico • Hydraulic pump drive belt fractured
I • Cyclic would not move
• Pilot could not neutralize cyclic with both hands
.i.ti.i...i. i...i.....,. I ..t. ....... _._. _ _sj._Eifiif_$$*1*EHi[TSE?3}}fi.}ZTf’s‘fif}.EHE..T}}.TfZTS .”.,. .N...N.n. M n.n. mmmm M. Mmmm N.n.N I
I `"`“ Qi }Ii`i?65 "`V§`iEiE£"` ```` " ```` ```` I"K§§§iii¥i"""` E`“Fé`?`}E)*i*§§`?EE££1L§·`i"}ié}5$£`RFB?”Z&]i?E”5§”`}?Z»”i”`6Z§*£7Y?"'”"`””"`”`"W `"`"' WE2`i·”§§EZi;i`”"'
I Alaska • Hydraulic pressure warning horn
, • "HYD"warniug light I
I I • Loss of control
I I • Cyclic control became stiff and hard to move
I I • Cyclic frozen in full aft left position
I I • Aircraft became uncontrollable I
"`EHS}iii""T`E§5i]§E`§R?`uié` `````` ` `````` I`X§5§Hi§"" `"`" M "`"”`”` FEV N`"1‘§i”§"]¤”*Z¤E}Z5E"E§}3E}"£ `i\?6Y"Z£ii‘i`bEiZ6§`?Z?"` ``````` " ````` ````````` "` "E¥£{§i{§ii
I Georgia ' I I · Hydraulics off I
I I • Helicopter did not respond to control inputs
• Yaw rate became uncontrollable
I · Nose appeared to pitch up dramatically I
._t_. ._.__ is __._._._ _ .I_._._._._..t.._._.._.._._........I..I..I..I.._......... M .t_.ts.”.”...”.”. MNmiafj{fIEEiIET.TifTm'?iffi..ISTEETH.iiffff.EiTE.X?.I`f.?.¥€ifi.-..- ..._......... s.,..... _a...._...
Page C-2
Rocky Mum IHW/WO Lg2368l/20060I03
Case 2:O2—cv—OO824—EHC Document 82-2 Filed O1/O4/2006 Page 3 of 4

` ``` ` I ”" `` ` I iiiiii Ii$¤--3IEE*iQiQ§[]QIQIIjjIQIIfffIYiIIIQIIIIIQIYQIIIIQIIIIIIIIIIIIijjIQIQQfQIIIIIffITIQiIIIIII@iI
I Nebraska · Binding in the right pedal
I I • Loss of control
I I • Began to spin with its nose angled down
I I • Started to descend rapidly, still spinning
I I I ' ""‘”*’"°“"" °I?f ?{ESI‘}IIE{`fZ}IIIIIIIIII sssssuss, .d..» ...d......»....... I ........l. I ........._ ..............
`'`' `i`i}376§ ```````` I"`iViE§§` ```" " `"`"```" " `"```"`"` " "`"`"` ``”` ""ZEEF}i}iF§I§`F&E}iI5}`l$é}5E?i"KféY`EZi3?6§EZ&`Zi`§3Yi ```` ”"""”`“ `"`````` “ ````` `" "EF§§`i{Eli ``````
I Arizona I · Hydraulic warning light illuminated
I I I • Audio warning activated I
I I • Loss of control I
· I · Started to yaw to the left
I I • Pilot attempted to apply right pedal but was met I
I with more force than he was expecting to overcome I
.”.”.”. .NnN,N., tsst I na_.ana. I a._at,a. _.a.a.. I a.._.t...a.a.. I .a..a... ....... I .... I .... IIZIIIII'}I‘ZI'ZI?IIT11ITITTIHIEEIIT§III‘FI‘fI'?I{T?ITjIITZETIIIHIEITSIIIIE _._..... I ....... .I....I. I .............. I ................. I .....a.....a III
```` i Yiiiiiéi `"""`"`` I`"`"1$§Ei{""§§¥iYi§§`"`"'I `I"' X§S§5§E`""` `````“`"` FQ}?"KFiF§§`Z¤%é}LZ§`i`§é}525?£`IvET`E2L?6E]i`2§`6YT ```` " ``"`` ` ```" ` ```”`”` “ "`````"```````"````` l""EF§§iIE}i "``````" I
I Arizona I • Warning horn activated I
I I • Loss of control I I
I I I • Started to yaw to the left I
I · Pilot could not stop left yaw by applying right pedal
I I I · At least two full 360-degree turns I I
IIII II IIIII Iuusu IIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII IIII_IIIIII-III.IIIICI.‘jITI'IIiTTIfEYIIEBI?EITIETITEIHII{EiIIf’EE?I'}IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII
"`§i;T·i`i0Zi `````` "ij§{§"é?I{é`駓”" ````” ‘”QZi`§§`§iii§i5""` """TSE?RFi‘"§"§]iiTé?£2Z»“i"}é" "]""]15"E`]v`6$E2"fZ5Q7""`"""""`""` "“"" ` ```````` " `````````` ""iE`}§`§ii`€£i" ````
I I New Mexico I • Pilot suspected loss of tail rotor effectiveness I
I I I • Nose began to go left I
I I • Cyclic seemed extremely stiff and/or stuck
EIIII IIII I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII IIIIIIIII I IIII I IIII II IIII IIIII IIII ZIIEXEIIEITEEIEE’I'E'II?f‘1T{?’I'IIEIYI'§?FIIII IIII IIIIII IIII I IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIII
I"‘T§i"i°Yii§`““ `“`“` “ `“i§i§i§E1-S ````“`` ` ```` " ``````````````` I"X`§§`§6`i=Q5"` ```“ "`EEZ?Wis]?EQEEQEE`IQEISEJQQ"}U3T"E]§3”?53E?C2"}"§"§T”`""`”” ``"`“`i I `“`”` ” “`“` W “`“`
. Arizona I • Pilot suspected loss of tail rotor authority I I
I · Uncontrollable left yaw I
I I I • Unable to regain control of the helicopter I I
Page C-3
Rocky Mntn IHW/WO Lg2368l/20060103
Case 2:O2—cv—OO824—EHC Document 82-2 Filed O1/O4/2006 Page 4 of 4

Case 2:02-cv-00824-EHC

Document 82-2

Filed 01/04/2006

Page 1 of 4

Case 2:02-cv-00824-EHC

Document 82-2

Filed 01/04/2006

Page 2 of 4

Case 2:02-cv-00824-EHC

Document 82-2

Filed 01/04/2006

Page 3 of 4

Case 2:02-cv-00824-EHC

Document 82-2

Filed 01/04/2006

Page 4 of 4