Service difficulty report · Blade Bolt · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Blade Bolt
Part number
204011121009
Condition
Scored
Location
Main Rotor
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) ON A BLADE CHANGE 459.0 HRS PREVIOUS, ONE OF THE BLADE BOLTS GOT TIGHT AND STARTED TO TURN ABOUT 1/3 OF ITS TRAVEL OUT. AFTER BLADE BOLT WAS REMOVED, INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BOLT AND UPPER BUSHING WAS SCORED. BUSHING WAS DRESSED OUT I.A.W. BELL MANUAL. NEW BLADE WAS INSTALLED, BUT ON A LATER SCHEDULED OTBD FITTING CHANGE, THE BUSHING WAS INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK WHICH WAS LATER CONFIRMED BY NDT. BUSHING WAS THEN REPLACED.

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