What was found
THE SPINDLE ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE ELASTOMERIC BEARING. WHILE CLEANING THE SPINDLE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW BEARING, THE SHOP TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE CRACKED SPINDLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2007
- Submitted
- January 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7266K
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760283
- Aircraft time
- 19,473 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30S
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Spindle
- Part number
- 7610208001045
- Part serial
- A13404284
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,933 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.