What was found
OVERSIZE DOWEL PIN INSTALLED IN TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASE AND THE EXPOSED PORTION WAS NOT MACHINED DOWN.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2003
- Submitted
- January 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Dowel Pin
- Condition
- Oversized
- Location
- Gearbox Case
- Component
- Case
- Component part number
- 206040425127
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.