What was found
IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED THREADS, CANNOT BE INSTALLED INTO TRANSMISSION CASE WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO CASE THREADS. TRIED TO INSTALL VALVE INTO TWO DIFFERENT CASES AND COULD NOT.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2001
- Submitted
- October 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 206040088005
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.