Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 23, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
7,182 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
704A33651157
Condition
Rough
Location
Swashplate
Part time
3,078 hours
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) AS PART OF THE 100 HOUR INSPECTION REMOVED THE MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK FROM THE ROTATING STAR OF THE SWASHPLATE & THE SWASHPLATE DRAG BRACE. THE SWASHPLATE ROTATING STAR WAS ROTATED, FOUND THE SWASHPLATE DUPLEX BEARING ROUGH & DRY. NOTED THAT THE UPPER BEARING SEAL HAD A WAFFLE LOOK TO IT. SINCE THE LAST INSPECTION AND GREASING, THIS BEARING HAD LOST THE GREASE.