What was found
IDLER BELLCRANK HAS BOTH PIVOT BEARINGS PRE-LOADED TO A POINT OF NO ROTATION. BINDING COULD CAUSE BOLT FAILURE. FOUND ON INCOMING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 500N
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 369A7301501
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Flt Cont Idler
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.