Service difficulty report · Bearing · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
December 14, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Bearing
Part number
B1151
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
937 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING MAIN ROTOR REPLACEMENT, A LARGE AMOUNT OF ROTATIONAL PLAY, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES DISCOVERED, MAX SHOULD BE 0.060 INCH. UPPER YOKE ASSY BEARINGS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, NOT PRESSED IN DEEP ENOUGH AND AT AN ANGLE, SCORING THE YOKE. INBOARD ARM ATTACH BOLT WAS NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. INBOARD ARM AND OUTER BOLT HOLE BADLY ELONGATED. REPLACED YOKE ASSY, SPACERS, BOLT AND ARM.