What was found
MAST HAD 1 INCH LONG GOUGE ON MATING AREA UNDER SPLIT CONES. GOUGE DEPTH STARTED AT .001 INCH.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N231UM
- Make and model
- Bell 230
- Aircraft serial
- 23012
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 222040002115
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Mast Moment
- Part time
- 1,332 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.