What was found
MAST POLE MFG INCORRECTLY. SCALLOP FOR DRIVE LINK THROUGH BOLT MACHINED IN WRONG LOCATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2013
- Submitted
- July 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N175AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52117
- Aircraft time
- 24,024 hours, 12,549 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 3,932 hours, 5,897 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 206040535109
- Part serial
- MO210
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.