What was found
VIBRATION FELT IN A HOOVER. FOUND ROD END BEARING WORN ON MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2023
- Submitted
- December 18, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N240SF
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9403
- Aircraft time
- 7,882 hours, 21,934 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- D623M3301111
- Part serial
- 8598
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Unknown
- Part time
- 1,657 hours
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.