Service difficulty report · Bellows · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
January 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206L
Part
Bellows
Part number
VS1313842CR764
Condition
Ice Contam
Location
Cyclic
Part time
5,429 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN)WHILE AT CRUISE (4000 FEET) IN 8 DEGREES C, FOLLOWING A 10 MINUTE STOP ON A MOUNTAIN TOP IN LIGHT SNOWFALL, THE LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL BECAME STIFF. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTTING DOWN, PILOT INSPECTED TH E FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FOUND BROKEN ICE IN THE RUBBER BELLOWS AROUND LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL ROD WHERE IT COMES THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION DECK AND ALSO ICE AROUND THE DECK AREA. PILOT REMOVED ICE AND RETURNED TO BASE. CONTROL REMAINED STIFF UNTIL LOWER ALTITUDE AND HIGHER OAT WERE REACHED.

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