What was found
WHILE TRYING TO SET FLAP ANGLE ON BLADES, FOUND YOKE INBOARD WHERE BLADE MOUNTS ARE NOT MILLED OUT ENOUGH TO PROPERLY SET BLADE FLAP ANGLE. YOKE NOT AIRWORTHY.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N358AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51460
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Yoke
- Part number
- 206011819109
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- T/R Hub
- Part time
- 549 hours
- Component
- 206011810145
- 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.