Service difficulty report · Link · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
July 6, 2001
Submitted
July 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
1,214 hours
Engine
Lyc T5313B
Part
Link
Part number
212030104101
Condition
Broken
Location
Main Rotor
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 TRACKING & BALANCING THE MAIN ROTOR SYS THE PILOT & ENGINEER COULD FEEL AN UNUSUAL VERTICAL VIBS,ON THE NEXT FLIGHT UNUSUAL LATERAL VIBS,ENGINEER MADE ADJUSTMENT TO M/R SYS BUT THE READING ONTHEEQUIPMENT STILL READ ROUGH.WHILE RUNNING ON THE GROUND A SIDE PANEL TO THE TRANSMISSION AREA WAS REMOVED.THE ENGINEER ASKED THE PILOT TO ADD A LITTLE POSITIVE COLLECTIVE.IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THETRANSMISSION MOVED UP ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH.IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LIFT LINK WAS BROKEN ON THE UPPER END WHERE IT IS ATTACHEDTO THE TRANSMISSION.

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