SDR 96ZZZX3636

Service difficulty report · Mast · Bell 412

Difficulty date
June 19, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Part
Mast
Part number
412040101117
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
M/R
Part time
117 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAST RECEIVED FROM BELL AS SERVICEABLE REPAIRED. FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES FOUND ON RECEIVING INSPECTION: 1. THE WORD 'REWORKED' NEVER WAS ENGRAVED ON FLANGE 'E' AS STATED ON BHT-C. R AND O MANUAL, SECTION 63-00-00, PAGE 62, PARAGRAPH 1, FIGURE 63-17. 2. INNER MAST AREA (BORE) WAS NEVER CLEANED AND CORE ON TOP SECTION IS MISSING. 3. FOUND PITTING CORROSION ON SPLINES K-M, AREA 'A', SURFACE 'N', AND SPLINES 'O' AS MARKED ON MAST.

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