What was found
METAL IN SWASHPLATE GREASE. REPLACED DUPLEX BEARING
- Difficulty date
- December 6, 2000
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- Aircraft time
- 1,154 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Duplex Bearing
- Part number
- 430310450101
- Part serial
- ZV2003
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 565 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.