Service difficulty report · Shim · Bell 214B1

Difficulty date
March 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 214B1
Part
Shim
Part number
214010400111
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Swashplate
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TWENTY HOURS TIME SINCE OVERHAUL. SWASHPLATES FOUND WITH SHIM INSTALLED UNDER OUTER RING. THIS GAVE THE IMPRESSION OF PROPER SWASHPLATE FRICTION, BUT THE PINCH FIT OF THE BEARING BY THE RING WAS LOST. THIS ALLOWED THE BEARING TO FLOAT ON THE INNER RING.

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