Service difficulty report · Bellcrank Assy · Bell 412

Difficulty date
August 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3893P
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33012
Part
Bellcrank Assy
Part number
212001705001
Condition
Wont Fit
Location
T/R Control
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

(REFERENCE BHT-412-IPB, FIGURE 67-17) WHEN INSTALLING NEW BELLCRANK (ITEM#40), TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE (ITEM#52) CLEVIS WOULD NOT SLIDE OVER BEARING (ITEM#45) OF BELLCRANK WHEN NEW BELLCRANK COMPARED TO OLD BELLCRANK. OBSERVED THAT PART NUMBER OFBEARING (ITEM#45) IN NEW BELLCRANK WAS DSP4 AND OLD BELLCRANK HAD P/N DSRP4 FIGURE 67-17 (ITEM#45) OF BHT-412-IPB CALLS FOR DSRP4 TO BE INSTALLED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BELLCRANK AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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