What was found
DURING THE BUILD UP OF THE MAIN GEAR BOX IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTATING PORTION OF THE SWASH PLATE WOULD NOT ROTATE.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2011
- Submitted
- April 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N957ME
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 416
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Swashplate
- Part number
- L623M2005102
- Part serial
- A050132Z
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Component
- Gearbox · Urocop
- Component part number
- 4649020008
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.