What was found
DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVEPLATE WITH THE NEW UNIT. PART IS MISMANUFACTURED: MASTER SPLINE IS MACHINED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES COUNTER CLOCKWISE FROM ITS PROPER LOCATION.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2001
- Submitted
- June 20, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N391AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28103
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Plate
- Part number
- 214010413105
- Part serial
- ER410
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Master Spline
- Component
- Scissor, Sleeve · Bell
- Component part number
- 214010501119
- 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.