Service difficulty report · Cone Set · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
February 28, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
8,478 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Cone Set
Part number
206010003001
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) MAIN ROTOR TORQUE CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON M/R MAST NUT BETWEEN 3 TO 8 FLIGHT HOURS IAW THE MM CHAPTER 5, AND MM, SECTION 62-7, PARAGRAPH 5. INITIAL TORQUE CHECK OF MAST NUT TORQUE WAS FOUND BELOW MINIMUM SPECIFIED TORQUE OF 250 FT/LBS, IAW MM. A SUBSEQUENT TORQUE CHECK WAS PERFORMED AFTER SECOND FLIGHT OF 3 HOURS WITH THE SAME RESULTS, MAST NUT TORQUE FALLING BELOW MINIMUM TORQUE VALUE OF 250FT/LBS. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION IN THE AREA OF THE CONE SET TO TRUNNION, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE SPLIT CONES HALVES HAD MOVED. THEREFORE DID NOT PROVIDE A TRUE SEAT FOR THE SPLIT CONES TO THE M/R TRUNNION AS CONE SET AND WAS PARTIALLY COCKED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT EACH OF THE 2 TORQUE CHECK ADJUSTMENTS

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