What was found
DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE SEAL OF THE DUPLEX BEARING WAS OBSERVED TO BE DETACHED FROM THE BEARING. DISASSEMBLY SHOWED A TOTAL LOSS OF LUBRICANT AND SEVERAL BALLS MISSING FROM THE OUTER DUPLEX BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N911RX
- Make and model
- Agusta A109K2
- Aircraft serial
- 10017
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 109013305101
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- T/R Swashplate
- Part time
- 888 hours
- Component
- 109013305101
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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