What was found
MAIN ROTOR FLIGHT CONTROL MIXING UNIT HAS BLIND RIVET FASTENERS IN USE WHERE THE ANTICIPATOR CONTROL ARM ATTACHES THE MIXING UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2016
- Submitted
- October 11, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N853BP
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3595
- Aircraft time
- 6,717 hours, 8,115 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 6,767 hours, 4,196 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Mixing Unit
- Part number
- 350A2702500401
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.