SDR 97ZZZX540

Service difficulty report · Duplex Baring · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
January 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2618
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45503
Part
Duplex Baring
Part number
206010443001
Condition
Rough
Location
Swashplate
Part time
239 hours
Component
206010450113
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 ROUGHNESS OF OUTER RING ROTATION. AT DISASSEMBLY, FOUND DUPLEX BEARING INNER RACE PITTED. THIS IS THE FOURTH BEARING FOUND DEFECTIVE WITH LESS THAN 1,000 HOURS. THIS IS THE THIRD BEARING USED IN THIS SWASHPLATE IN LAST 12 MONTHS.

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