Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
September 11, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
14,792 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
206010470101
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Collective
Part time
4,385 hours
Component
Collective · Bell
Component part number
206010467
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) DURING A DAILY INSPECTION THE COLLECTIVE LEVER SPHERICAL BEAING, P/N 206-010-470-101, WAS FOUND TO HAVE ROTATED IN THE COLLECTIVE LEVER. THE ORIGINAL BHT WHITNESS MARKS WERE FOUND MISALIGNED DUE TO THE ROTATION. THE ROLL STAKING FAILED, ALLOWING THE SPHERICAL BEARING TO ROTATE. COLLECTIVE LEVER WILL BE ROUTED TO THE COMPONENT OVERHAUL SHOP FOR INSPECTION, EVALUATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SPECRICAL BEARING. (TC# 20090911005)

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