What was found
(CAN) ROTOR WAS TURNED WITH COWLING COVERS INSTALLED. APPARENTLY COVER SNAGGED A PIECE OF LOCKWIRE ON THE SWASHPLATE AND THE BROKEN END WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL IT HAD DAMAGED THE SWASHPLATE.
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 1998
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 6,565 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Swashplate
- Part number
- 350A37100411
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 4,016 hours
- Component
- Main Rotor Mast/
- 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.