What was found
DURING INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE DETECTED THE SLIDING SLEEVE ANGULAR BALL BEARING TO BE ROUGH AND RATCHETING. PART WAS RECEIVED NEW FROM AIRBUS.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2022
- Submitted
- May 5, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- QR9R369D
M1 Support Services - Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 14723389710
- Aircraft time
- 2,933 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6500 · Tail Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 550986
- Part serial
- 2021651
- Condition
- Ratcheting
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.