What was found
PITCH LINK HAS EXCESSIVE AXIAL PLAY; BINDING AND RATCHETY / REPLACED WITH NEW BY FIELD MAINTENANCE.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 2005
- Submitted
- July 5, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53494
- Aircraft time
- 3,635 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 406310405101
- Part serial
- RXFS8733
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 183 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.