Service difficulty report · Mast · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
March 16, 2013
Submitted
March 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410RL
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52310
Aircraft time
6,330 hours, 8,249 cycles
Part
Mast
Part number
206040535109
Part serial
MO177
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
10 hours, 44 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON INSPECTION NOTED THAT PC LINKS WERE NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED. IN THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION NOTED THAT MAST POLE MASTER SPLINE AND DRIVE LINK COLLAR SET NOTCH WERE NOT AT THE CORRECT ANGULAR ORIENTATION. REMOVED MAST POLE AND CONTACT BHT.

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