What was found
DURING THE FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE AFT SWASHPLATE ASSY, THE UPPER RETAINER WAS FOUND TO HAVE FOUR CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- November 22, 2016
- Submitted
- November 23, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 234
- Aircraft serial
- MJ006
- Aircraft time
- 29,931 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Retainer
- Part number
- 114R31264
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Swash Plate
- Part time
- 7,994 hours
- Component
- Swash Plate · Boeing
- Component part number
- 414R350510
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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