What was found
THE PILOTS REPORTED THE TORQUE FLUCTUATING. SHUT DOWN OF THE A/C TO TROUBLESHOOT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY WAS NOTICED TO HAVE COLLAPSED AND HAD CONTACTED THE LOWER PORTION CREATING DAMAGE TO BOTH COMPONENTS.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2016
- Submitted
- November 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1624S
- Make and model
- Snias SA330J
- Aircraft serial
- 1611
- Aircraft time
- 7,690 hours, 19,665 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 330A71987921
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Swashplate
- Component
- Main Rotor Head · Airbus
- Component part number
- 330A31003004
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.