What was found
BLUE MAIN ROTOR, PITCH CHANGE ROD, UPPER AND LOWER ROD END. BEARING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. BOTH MEASURED .012 INCH, WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2003
- Submitted
- October 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N53SH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B1
- Aircraft serial
- 2009
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- XEMRE8RSA8
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.