Service difficulty report · Bearing · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
December 9, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft time
2,380 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Bearing
Condition
Debonded
Location
Bellcrank
Part time
2,380 hours
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) WHILE DOING UNRELATED WORK AROUND THE AREA, IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT THE BELLCRANK Y9-Y10 WAS MOVED ALL THE WAY DOWN. NORMALLY THEY ARE CENTERED WITHIN THE ATTACHMENT POINT. THE BEARING IN THE BELLCRANK WAS DISBONDED AND COULD MOVE FREELY.

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