SDR 96ZZZX3460

Service difficulty report · Nut · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
May 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N343AL
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51372
Part
Nut
Part number
206040078103
Condition
Lost Torque
Location
Mast Bearing
Part time
4,965 hours
Component
206040014103
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.

What was found

WHEN REMOVING SWASHPLATE, MECHANIC FOUND NUT TO HAVE LOST TORQUE. (HAND TIGHT.) HAVE FOUND SEVERAL MAST NUTS ON 206L-3'S AND 206L-4'S MAST ASSEMBLIES THAT HAVE LOST TORQUE. BELIEVE THE CONTACT AREA BETWEEN THE MAST NUT AND THE BEARING INNER RACE IS TOO SMALL. THE 206B AND 206L-1 MAST NUTS HAVE A LARGER CONTACT AREA AND DO NOT CAUSE A PROBLEM. MODIFY MAST NUT FOR GREATER CONTACT AREA.

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