What was found
(CAN) ON DAILY INSPECTION, ONE SCISSOR ASSY HAD TOO MUCH PLAY AT THE PIVOT. PIVOT BOLT CASTELLATED NUT CRACKED AND TORQUE LOST. NUT HELD IN PLACE BY SPLIT PIN.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 205A1
- Engine
- Lyc T5313B
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- MS178268
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Swashplate
- Component
- 204011400025
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.