What was found
MAIN ROTOR MAST NUT FOUND SEIZED TO MAST. ULTIMATELY REQUIRED APPROX. 2000 FT-LBS TORQUE TO REMOVE.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2016
- Submitted
- December 9, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N293AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54617
- Aircraft time
- 355 hours, 1,212 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- 407010106103
- Part serial
- TI1185
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- M/R Mast
- Part time
- 355 hours, 1,212 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.