What was found
MAIN ROTOR MAST INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. SWASHPLATE AND MAIN ROTOR HUB PITCH HORNS DO NOT LINE UP CORRECTLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2013
- Submitted
- June 4, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- ULXR905L
City of Los Angeles-General Services - Aircraft
- N83WP
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51359
- Aircraft time
- 9,730 hours, 28,292 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 9,632 hours, 11,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 206040535109
- Part serial
- MO207
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 17 hours, 40 cycles
- Component
- Main Rotor · Bell
- Component part number
- 206040014103
- 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.