What was found
DROOP STOP BINDS UP WHEN INSTALLED. FOUND WHEN TORQUEING UP SPINDLE. A BIND PREVENTS THE DROOP STOP FROM RETURNING TO STATIC POSITION AT SHUTDOWN. IT IS FREE TO MOVE WHEN NOT INSTALLED. PENDING VENDOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2001
- Submitted
- November 12, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1545K
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760047
- Aircraft time
- 16,433 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Spindle
- Part number
- 7610208500046
- Part serial
- A13402370
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.