Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
September 14, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
13,110 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
047641175001
Condition
Brinelled
Location
T/R Hub
Component
Hub · Bell
Component part number
206011810153
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) TAIL ROTOR HUB ASSY WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE TX BLADES. TO ALLOW A PROPER STATIC BALANCE THE YOKE WAS TAKEN APART AND CLEANED. ONE INNER RACE ON THE YOKE WAS SERVICEABLE, THE OTHER RACE WAS FOUND BADLY BRINELLED. THE ASSEMBLY LOOKED TO BE PROPERLY GREASED AT TIME OF DISASSEMBLY, HOWEVER THE GREASE ON THE BRINELLED SIDE WAS SLIGHTLY REDDISH BROWN. NO SIGN OF CORROSION IN THE ASSEMBLY. BOTH INNER RACES WERE REPLACED AT THIS TIME.

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