What was found
MAST BEARING CHIP LIGHT IN-FLIGHT. FOUND THRUST SIDE OF INNER RACE SPALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- SL3R845L
Integrated Surveillance and Defense Inc - Aircraft
- N430TX
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49005
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 430340036101
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Mast
- Part time
- 5,723 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.