What was found
(CAN) UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT SEVERAL CONTROL RODS HAD END BEARINGS THAT WERE NOT PROPERLY SWAGED DURING THE MFG PROCESS.
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Control Rod
- Part number
- 350A27195009
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Flt Control
- Part time
- 1,734 hours
- 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.