What was found
GIMBAL RING BECAME LOOSE AT BEARINGS AND BOLTS. BEARINGS AND BOLTS WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT LOCTITE AT LAST OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2000
- Submitted
- December 30, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911BE
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 36018
- Aircraft time
- 5,828 hours, 18,000 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Gimbal Ring
- Part number
- 204010404001
- Part serial
- REFS268
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 12,316 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.