What was found
EXCESSIVE AXIAL PLAY AND BINDING. REPLACED W/NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2004
- Submitted
- December 6, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- Aircraft time
- 7,181 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 406310405101
- Part serial
- RXFS8423
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 393 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.