What was found
FOUND FORWARD COUPLING WOULD NOT STAY STRAIGHT. (POSSIBLY FOUND DURING OTHER MAINTENANCE). SPRING INSIDE OF OUTER COUPLING. SNAPPED AND BROKE IN HALF.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5734M
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45449
- System (JASC)
- 6300 · Main Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 206040106001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- M/R Drive
- Component
- 206040015015
- 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.