Service difficulty report · Bushing · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
April 3, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Part
Bushing
Part number
1053172904
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Component
Inner Sleeve · Bolkms · 1053172901
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED THAT EXCESSIVE LEFT PEDAL WAS REQUIRED. TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS MEASURED WITH SPRING SCALE AND FORCES WERE FOUND EXCESSIVE. TAIL ROTOR DISASSEMBLED TO CLEAN INNER SLEEVE BUSHINGS AND TEFLON BUSHINGS. THE OUTBOARD SLEEVE BUSHING WAS FOUND CRACKED.