What was found
THE FRICTION SHOE/PAD CAME UNBONDED IN FLIGHT CAUSING A "JAM" IN THE COLLECTIVE. WHEN THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN AND SAW WHAT WAS FOULING THE COLLECTIVE HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FRICTION SHOE.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2023
- Submitted
- September 19, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N350HF
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3183
- Aircraft time
- 11,933 hours, 43,423 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 6,888 hours, 11,757 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Friction Pad
- Part number
- 350A27136820
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Collective
- Component
- Collective
- Component part number
- 350A27317008
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.