What was found
LT HAND TRANSMISSION COWLING FRETTING AGAINST ADJACENT COWLING. DZUS FASTENER DOES NOT HOLD COWLING WITH ENOUGH TENSION, CAUSING FRETTING. MOVEMENT CAUSED CRACK AT BOTTOM DZUS RAIL. (K)
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2005
- Submitted
- March 8, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430LF
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49096
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- System (JASC)
- 7110 · Engine Cowling System
- Part
- Cowling
- Part number
- 430061801101
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt
- Part time
- 848 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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