What was found
CORROSION WITH PITTING FOUND ON THE INSIDE DIAMETER SURFACE OF THE MAIN ROTOR MAST DURING 12 MONTH VISUAL INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2019
- Submitted
- September 23, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45272
- Aircraft time
- 29,803 hours, 114,455 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 206040535109
- Part serial
- N1682
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,738 hours, 16,126 cycles
- Component
- Mast Assy. · Bell
- Component part number
- 206040014107
- 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.