What was found
(CAN) CRACKS FOUND DURING OVERHAUL. THE CRACKS STARTED AT CORNER OF GLOVES. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLATING (TUNGSTEN CARBIDE) STARTED TO LIFT UP.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft time
- 16,348 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Sleeve
- Part number
- ASI6010454109
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Swashplate
- Component
- Swashplate · Bell · 206010450113
- 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.