Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
May 15, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
3,961 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Bearing
Part number
704A33651003
Condition
Rough
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
10,040 hours
Component
Tail Rotor Contr · 350A332004
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

(CAN)WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE SPIDER BEARINGS FOR ROUGHNESS, DRAG AND TORQUE, (AWD 1999-085-076(A)R2). IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BEARING WAS VERY ROUGH AND RATCHETY. THE AWD IS A REPETITIVE AWD FOR EVERY 50 HOURS. MANUFACTURES P/N 60102RS1HT33CA.