Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
August 11, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
6,185 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Bearing
Condition
Loose
Location
T/R Spider
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) ASSEMBLY REMOVED FROM A/C DUE TO LOSS OF TORQUE ON NUT AND SUBSEQUENT MISALIGNMENT OF INDEX MARK. A VISUAL INSPECTION UPON RECEIPT CONFIRMED THAT BOTH LOCKING FEATURES FOR THE NUT WERE IN PLACE. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY, A TIGHTENING TORQUE WAS APPLIED TO THE NUT. THE NUT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEG. PRIOR TO OBTAINING THE MINIMUM TORQUE LOADING OF 9.5 M. DAN. TORQUE LOADING THE NUT TO THE MAXIMUM OF 12.0 M.DAN, ROTATED THE NUT BY FURTHER 5 DEG.