What was found
BEARING HAS BINDING, AXIAL PLAY, AND RATCHETING BEYOND LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 2010
- Submitted
- May 18, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N436AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53069
- Aircraft time
- 13,823 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 406310405103
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Pitch Control
- Part time
- 564 hours
- Component
- Pitch Control · Bell
- Component part number
- 406010413137FM
- 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.