Service difficulty report · Pin · Bell 429

Difficulty date
July 26, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 429
Part
Pin
Part number
429706069
Condition
Loose
Location
Float
Part time
65 hours
Component
Float Bag · 429706069
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) DURING REWORK MX, THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE EXTERNAL PIN AND THE LEVER WAS FOUND TO BE NOT ROBUST ENOUGH AND WOULD ALLOW THE EXTERNAL PIN TO MOVE WITHIN THE LEVER. IF THE EXTERNAL PIN WAS TO MOVE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE LEVER, IT WOULD FALL OUT AND THE FLOAT BAG WOULD NO LONGER BE SECURED BY THE FWD ATTACHMENT.

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