What was found
SWASHPLATE ASSY WAS REMOVED DUE TO BEARING ROUGHNESS. FOUND BEARING INNER RACE BREAKING DOWN. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS SECOND BEARING ON ASSY, S/N JIJA-90059, IN 9 MONTHS.
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40LP
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45233
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 206010443001
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 638 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.