What was found
REPLACED DRIVE LINK FOR EXCESSIVE PLAY AT TWO PLACES. SEE BELL L-3 FIG 6221. UPON TEARDOWN, FOUND BEARINGS AND SPACERS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. TOTAL TIME OF PARTS LESS THAN 1,000 HOURS/1 YEAR SINCE REPLACEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5007F
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45186
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Drive Link
- Part number
- 206010336005
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 734 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.