Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
August 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8045T
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Aircraft serial
28101
Part
Swashplate
Part number
214010500117
Condition
Bearing Rough
Location
M/R
Part time
473 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THRUST BEARING FOUND ROUGH ON ROTATION; COULD NOT ACHIEVE BREAK-AWAY DUE TO SPHERICAL BEARINGS WORN AND THEN WEARING THE INNER RING BORE WHERE THE SPHERICAL BEARINGS SEAT. THE SUPPORT ASSY WAS ROBBED FROM ASSY TO REPAIR S/N A29, T.T. 3536:20 WHICHHAD A WORN SLIDER SLEEVE BEARING BORE AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THIS UNIT TO FACILITATE COMPLETING A UNIT

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