What was found
ON SHUTDOWN AT AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM THE PILOT HEARD A POP. ON INSP, HE DISCOVERED THE COLLAR SET LOOSE ON THE MAST ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2009
- Submitted
- February 11, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N317RL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52317
- Aircraft time
- 4,663 hours, 4,495 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Collar
- Part number
- 206011005105
- Part serial
- 349
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.