What was found
SWASHPLATE REMOVED DUE TO BEARING ROUGHNESS. FOUND DUPLEX BEARING RACE PITTED DURING DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2618
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45503
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Duplex Bearing
- Part number
- 206010443001
- Condition
- Pitted
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 244 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.