What was found
DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND PITCH HORN ON M/R HUB CRACKED THROUGH AT GREASE FITTING HOLE AS INDICATED IN DRAWING. OVER-TORQUE OF GREASE FITTING OR FATIGUE OF PART MAY BE THE RESULT OF CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N57441
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45438
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Pitch Horn
- Part number
- 206011104109
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Hub
- Part time
- 8,649 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.