Service difficulty report · Yoke · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
April 25, 2001
Submitted
May 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N32AZ
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51008
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Yoke
Part number
206011819109
Part serial
AFS8324
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Tail Rotor
Component
T/R Hub · Bell
Component part number
206011810153
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO INSTALL THE NEW TAIL ROTOR HUB AND BLADE ASSEMBLY ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLAPING ANGLE COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. ON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE YOKE ASSEMBLY WAS MACHINED 90 DEGREES TO WHERE THE CUTOUTS THAT ALLOW THE FLAPPING. THE RESULT WAS THE STATIC STOP PART NUMBER 206010742003 CONTACTED ON THE SIDE AND NOT STOP FACE DECREASING THE AMOUNT THE HUB ASSEMBLY IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL. THE TAIL ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART.

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