What was found
PITCH LINK HAS BEARINGS WORN. EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2003
- Submitted
- March 31, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A1
- Aircraft serial
- 7243
- Aircraft time
- 6,070 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Pitch Link
- Part time
- 272 hours
- Component
- Pitch Link
- Component part number
- 11731822
- 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.