What was found
CRACK FOUND ON MAIN ROTOR GRIP AT BOLT HOLE WHERE GRIP ATTACHES TO PITCH HORN. CRACK EXTENDED FROM BOLT HOLE FOR 1.5 FEET TO OUTSIDE OF GRIP.
- Difficulty date
- July 30, 2001
- Submitted
- January 9, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N230LF
- Make and model
- Bell 230
- Aircraft serial
- 23017
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Pitch Horn
- Part number
- 222012104101
- Part serial
- A85
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,714 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.