Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
January 26, 2006
Submitted
January 26, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5204J
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3118
Aircraft time
1,864 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,677 hours
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
350A34021006
Part serial
M3180
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Tail Rotor
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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE TBO REPLACEMENT, DISCOVERED THE NEWLY OVERHAULED TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT FORWARD END WAS UNPAINTED CAUSING AN UNSERVICEABLY LOOSE FIT OF THE NR 5 BEARING. MANUFACTURER TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES VERIFIED THAT THE AREA IN QUESTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE PAINTED UP TO THE SPLINES. PART WAS RETURNED FOR FURTHER REWORK.