What was found
ON APPROCH, THE COLLECTIVE STUCK AT APPROX 50 PERCENT TORQUE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO FORCE COLLECTIVE TO BREAK IT FREE. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BT A N2 CONTROL CABLE SEIZEING UP CAUSING THE SHEAR RIVET TO SHEAR.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2010
- Submitted
- September 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N397AL
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 36012
- Aircraft time
- 13,129 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- Engine time
- 2,713 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 412062708105
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Collective Stick
- Part time
- 2,000 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.