What was found
LEFT CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY CRACKED NEAR ROD END. REPLACED THE CONTROL TUBE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2016
- Submitted
- October 18, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- AC2R685K
Chevron USA, Production Company Aviation Maintenan - Aircraft
- N229SJ
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57028
- Aircraft time
- 3,787 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Control Tube
- Part number
- 429001020101
- Part serial
- VA200030
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cyclic Control
- Part time
- 3,787 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.