What was found
(CAN) LOWER BEARING LOCK PLATE FOUND CRACKED AND DISLODGED, JAMMING INTO SHAFT SPLINES. 1 LOOP OF LOCKWIRE, NON-O/H SHOP, MISSING AT LOCKING FEATURE LOCATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 16,718 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Lock Plate
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.