SDR 99ZZZX1830

Service difficulty report · Quill Assy · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N98W
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
35100
Part
Quill Assy
Part number
212040365023
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,212 hours
Component
212040154001
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.

What was found

NOTED WHEN OVERHAULING TAIL ROTOR DRIVE QUILL, MANUFACTURING MACHINING FERROUS SHAVINGS EVIDENT IN THE SPACE OR GAP BETWEEN WHERE THE BEARING LINER IS PRESSED INTO SLEEVE OF QUILL. TOOK RIGHT ANGLE SCRIBE TOOL AND REMOVED FERROUS SHAVINGS FROM THE GAP BETWEEN BEARING LINER AND QUILL ASSY.

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