Service difficulty report · Grip · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
November 2, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Part
Grip
Part number
206010102121A
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
M/R Hub
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 GRIP REPLACEMENT OF MAIN ROTOR HUB ASSEMBLY, ONE NEW GRIP ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RAISED EDGE OF 0.005" AROUND THE STRAP BOLT HOLE. THIS RAISED EDGE INTERFERED WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF GRIP ONTO YOKE ASSEMBLY WITH CONCERN TO THE STRAP. THE STRAP BOLT HOLE SHOULD HAVE A CHAMFERED EDGE. GRIP ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED TO QUARANTINE STORES AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF DEFECT.

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