Service difficulty report · Collective Stick · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
June 10, 2004
Submitted
August 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40EG
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft serial
S347
Part
Collective Stick
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Cockpit
Part time
4,070 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF THE MIXING LEVER ASSY DURING M/R KMSN REMOVAL, THE COLLECTIVE FORK WAS FOUND TO BE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ONTO THE BEARING BLOCK (105-42124.01). THE B0105 MM MANDATES PROPER SHIMMING OF THE FORK/BEARING BLOCK DURING ASSY. THERE WERE NO SHIMS INSTALLED IN THIS INSTANCE, THUS PRELOADING THE EARS OF THE CAST ALUMINUM ALLOY BEARING BLOCK. FAILURE OF THIS PART COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, PART DISPOSITION, SCRAPPED.