What was found
DURING REPLACEMENT OF DUPLEX BEARING, THE SEAL WAS FOUND DAMAGED. NEW SEAL INSTALLED. THIS IS THE LOWER SEAL IN THE CAP.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430TX
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49005
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- 430310453101
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 572 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.