Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
October 13, 2021
Submitted
October 13, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N205PT
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft serial
30091
Aircraft time
26,396 hours
Part
Swashplate
Part number
204011400025
Part serial
RE0165
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
16,260 hours
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.

What was found

A TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING HIS DAILY INSPECTION HE FELT SOME "LOOSENESS" IN THE SWASHPLATE THAT HE HAD NOT NOTICED ON PRIOR DAILY INSPECTIONS. HE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THE SWASHPLATE INNER RING WAS CRACKED AT THE GIMBAL ATTACHMENT LUG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED.

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