What was found
MAST POLE MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. SCALLOP FOR DRIVE LINK THROUGH BOLT MACHINED IN WRONG LOCATION. MAST POLE HAS 44 RIN.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2013
- Submitted
- July 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N410RL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52310
- Aircraft time
- 6,330 hours, 8,250 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 10,747 hours, 16,127 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 206040535109
- Part serial
- MO177
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 10 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.