What was found
DURING DISASSEMBLY OF 234 FWD ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY P/N: 414R2001-18, S/N: A4-1425 ON SWO-060358-20, DISCOVERED GREEN TIE BAR ASSEMBLY HAS CRACK IN UPPER PLATE IN OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF OUTBOARD LUG AREA.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2020
- Submitted
- September 21, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N245CH
- Make and model
- Boeing 234
- Aircraft serial
- MJ022
- Aircraft time
- 27,180 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Tie Bar
- Part number
- 114R21551
- Part serial
- A20901
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Head
- Part time
- 5,592 hours
- Component
- Rotor Head · Boeing
- Component part number
- 414R200118
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.