Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523RL
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52321
Aircraft time
4,400 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Engine time
4,035 hours, 1,505 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
20057520D
Condition
Missing
Location
Collective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY COLLECTIVE CONTROL SYS INPUTS. ON INSP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOLT PN 20-057-5-20D HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM LINK ASSY PN 206-001-558-103 AND SWASHPLATE LEVER ASSY PN 206-010-447-109.

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