What was found
THE SWASHPLATE BEARING WAS LEAKING BLACK FLUID AND THE BEARING WAS FOUND LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2010
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 1,613 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- C0174
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 1,719 hours
- 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.