What was found
WHEN DISASSEMBLED SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY; FOUND WITH BOTH GREASE SEALS POPPED OUT OF THEIR SEATS OF THE SWASHPLATE BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5796S
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355F1
- Aircraft serial
- 5164
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 704A33651158
- Condition
- Seal Defective
- Location
- Swashplate
- Part time
- 1,574 hours
- Component
- 355A37000001
- 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.