What was found
(CAN) WHEN DISASSEMBLING PITCH LINK ON SWASH PLATE, ENGINEER WAS LOOSENING NUT & NOTICED THAT THE NUT WAS HOT & UPON FINAL INVESTIGATION THE THREADS HAD BEEN DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft time
- 1,069 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2D
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- ASNA0045080BCL
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Swash Plate
- Part time
- 100 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.