What was found
PILOTS REPORTED: CYCLIC HARD TO PUSH FORWARD, CYCLIC JUMP WHEN LOWERING THROUGH COLLECTIVE SETTING. INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR SPINDLES SHOWED BRINELLING OF THE SPINDLE BEARINGS.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2022
- Submitted
- July 30, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N922DD
- Make and model
- Robsin R22BETA
- Aircraft serial
- 1168
- Aircraft time
- 10,763 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- A1593
- Condition
- Brinelled
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 185 hours
- Component
- Main Rotor Spin · Robsin
- Component part number
- A1583
- Stage of operation
- HO
- 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.