What was found
MOUNT IS DEFECTIVE. MOUNT APPEARS TO BE "WEAK". A/C HAD A "GROUND BOUNCE". POSSIBLE DELAMINATION OF ELASTROMIC MATERIAL IS APPARENT. REPLACING THIS MOUNT WI TH "NEW" REMOVED THE GROUND BOUNCE.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N416MA
- Make and model
- Bell 222U
- Aircraft serial
- 47526
- System (JASC)
- 6330 · Main Rotor Transmission Mount
- Part
- Isolation Mount
- Part number
- 222331617101
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- M/R Xmsn
- Part time
- 59 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.