Service difficulty report · Case Assy · Bell 222

Difficulty date
March 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 222
Part
Case Assy
Part number
222040061105
Condition
Defective
Location
M/R
Component
222040003111
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PART IS DEFECTIVE. FOUND BOTH SMALLER BORE OIL PASSAGES WHICH SUPPLY OIL TO THE #3 JETS (3EA.) & MAST BEARING TO BE CLOGGED (BETWEEN THE VERTICAL PASSAGE & THE JET BORE) WITH A HARDENED EPOXY - LIKE SUBSTANCE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE EPOXY - LIKEMATERIAL, FOUND BOTH PASSAGES TO BE IN AN UN-FINISHED STATE (NOT COMPLETELY BORED OUT) WHERE THE ANGLED PASSAGES MEET THE VERTICAL PASSAGES. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER NEW TOP CASE ASSY.

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