What was found
CYCLIC CONTROLS PIVOT ON THIS BEARING DURING PITCH INPUTS. BEARING WAS (CATCHING) OR (RATCHETING) CAUSING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT IN PITCH.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2003
- Submitted
- July 29, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N72HP
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2717
- Aircraft time
- 2,663 hours, 8,182 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 2,486 hours, 2,566 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- ASNA013735E2
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- Cyclic Control
- Part time
- 2,663 hours, 8,182 cycles
- Component
- Torque Shaft · Urocop
- Component part number
- 350A2715780402
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.