What was found
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL DRIVE LINK, FOUND TEFLON JOINTS WERE TOO TIGHT, NOT ALLOWING DRIVE LINK TO MOVE FREELY. COLLAR BOLT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DRIVE LINK.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2249Z
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45753
- System (JASC)
- 6300 · Main Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Drive Link
- Part number
- PHI2062002
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- M/R
- 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.