SDR 97ZZZX4428

Service difficulty report · Hub · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
May 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N365AL
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51376
Part
Hub
Part number
206011100159
Condition
Corroded
Location
M/R Hub
Part time
2,388 hours
Component
206011100159
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

DEFECT DISCOVERED AT 1,200 HOUR INSPECTION. FOUND PITTING CORROSION I SPLINES OF TRUNNION. SUBMITTER STATES MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED LUBRICANT NOT SUFFICIENT. RECOMMEND A SUFFICIENT LUBRICANT FOR THIS APPLICATION. MANUFACTURER SPECIFIES MIL-C-16173 GRADE 2 ON MAST TO TRUNNION SPLINES. BELIEVE A HEAVY GREASE WOULD HOLD UP BETTER IN THIS LOCATION.

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