What was found
PREFORMING GROUND RUNS AND BALANCING OF M/R BLADES AND ON ADJUSTING OF LINKS FOUND PLAY IN THE SWASHPLATE ASSY. REMOVED SWASHPLATE AND RETURNED TO VENDOR WHERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNIT. THERE A SHIMMING WASHER WAS DISCOVERED MISSING.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2011
- Submitted
- April 2, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N417MC
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7150
- Aircraft time
- 12,479 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101*
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Swashplate
- Part number
- 11741904
- Part serial
- 1094
- Condition
- Out Of Adjust
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 10,158 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.