Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
May 30, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft time
9,418 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2F
Part
Swashplate
Part number
C623A1110059
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,505 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A 500FH INSPECTION OF THE SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT INJECTION OF GREASE INTO THE BALL BEARING WAS NOT POSSIBLE. UPON DISASSEMBLY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOTCHES IN THE BEARING WERE NOT ALIGNED AT INSTALLATION WITH THE PENCIL MARKS AT FIXED SWASHPLATE. (TC# 20190604025)

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