SDR 96ZZZX4274

Service difficulty report · Duplex Bearing · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
July 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2654
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45482
Part
Duplex Bearing
Part number
206010443001
Condition
Failed
Location
Swashplate
Part time
546 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.

What was found

SWASHPLATE REMOVED DUE TO BINDING AND ROUGHNESS. ON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND DUPLEX BEARING FLAKING AND CHIPPING. BEARING CAGE HAS SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO INNER RING OF SWASHPLATE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE THIRD BEARING IN LAST 12 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 1,000 HOURS.

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