# Incident 20000318018669I: Bell 212, Cabine, AO, March 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2000, 08:12 local time
- Place: Cabine, AO
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5736J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5736J-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3B (registry code 51522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6t-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000318018669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)DURING TAKEOFF, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE COLLECTIVE UP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. A SECOND TRY WAS MADE, BUT THE COLLECTIVE WOULD NOT MOVE.  MECHANICS FUND THE LOWER ROD END OF THE COLLECTIVE SERVO SCREWED OUT.  THE THREADED END OF THE ROD END CONTAINS A GROVE THAT THE LOCING WASHER TANG FITS INTO AND MATES UP AGAINST THE SERVO LOWER PISTON AND SECURED WITH THE JAM NUT AND LOCKING WIRE.  IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOCKING WASHER TANG HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF ALLOWING THE ROD END TO BECAME UNSCREWED FROM THE LOWER PISTON AS IT ROTATED INSIDE OF THE SERVO HOUSING.  THE PISTON THEN EXTENDED AMD LODGED ITSELF AGAINST THE THREADED END OF THE FREE ROD END FREEZING THE SERVO.  BLOCK 32, "OTHER", WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION.

## Other reports on N5736J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950804034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950804034729I), Aug 4, 1995: Bell 212 (N5736J), Venice, LA. Torque split at cruise over gulf. Returned to Venice. Low side governor failure. Replaced unit.
- [Incident 19801124086759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124086759I), Nov 24, 1980: Bell 212 (N5736J), LA, Minor damage. Tail rotor contacted guy cable while positioning for landing on rig.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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