BELL 505 Mechanic's Guide
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  • 🚁System Descriptions
    • Introduction
    • Airframe Systems
      • Dimensions and Areas
      • Fuselage
        • Forward Fuselage
        • Mid Fuselage
        • Aft Fuselage
        • Roof
        • Tailboom
      • Stabilizers
      • Landing Gear
      • Equipment/Furnishings
      • Fire Protection (Fire Extinguishing)
      • Doors
      • Windows
      • Environmental Control
        • Distribution
        • Avionics Fans
        • Heating
      • Ice and rain protection (Air intakes)
    • Integrated Avionics Systems
      • Systems Integration and Display
      • Indicating/Recording Systems
        • Instruments and Control Panels
        • General Computers
        • Central Warning System
        • Central Display System
      • Communications
      • Navigation
        • Dependent Position Determining
    • Main Rotor
      • Main Rotor Hub and Blade Assembly
      • Rotating Controls
      • Main Rotor Indicating
    • Main Rotor Drive
      • Engine/Gearbox Couplings
      • Mast Assembly
      • Transmission Assembly
      • Transmission Oil
      • Mounts and Attachments
      • Main Rotor Drive Indicating
    • Tail Rotor
      • Tail Rotor Hub and Blade Assembly
      • Rotating Controls
    • Tail Rotor Drive
      • Shafts
      • Gearbox
      • Tail Rotor Drive Indicating
    • Flight Control Systems
      • Rotor Flight Controls
        • Dual Controls Kit
        • Collective Control System
        • Cyclic Control System
        • Anti-torque Control System
        • Servo-Control System
      • Hydraulic Power
    • Fuel
      • Storage
      • Distribution
      • Fuel Indicating
    • Power Plant Systems
      • Power Plant
      • Air
      • Exhaust
      • Oil
      • Engine Control
      • Ignition
    • Electrical Systems
      • Electrical Power
        • DC Generation
        • External Power
        • DC Electrical Load Distribution
        • Multipurpose Equipment
      • Lights
  • 🪛Line Maintenance
    • Overview of Line Maintenance
    • Servicing
      • Replenishing and Depleting
        • Filling the hydraulic system with fluid
        • Draining fluid from the hydraulic system
      • Lubrication
        • Lubricating the main rotor grips
        • Lubricating the trunnion bearings
        • Lubricating the pillow block assemblies
        • Lubricating the duplex bearing
        • Lubricating the needle bearings
        • Lubricating the pitch change mechanism
        • Lubricating the crew seat positioning mechanism
      • Clean and Surface Protection
        • Rotor blade - Erosion tape replacement
        • Flushing the hydraulic system
      • Inspection
        • 50 flight hours/1 year inspection
        • 100 flight hours inspection
        • 100 flight hours/6 months inspection
        • 100 flight hours/1 year inspection
        • 100 flight hours/18 months inspection
        • 150 flight hours inspection
        • 200 flight hours inspection
        • 300 flight hours inspection
    • Test and Checks
      • Power Assurance Check (PAC)
      • Checking the fluid level of the hydraulic system
      • Flame Out Protection System (FOPS) test
      • Testing the operation of the hydraulic system
      • Testing operation of audio integration system
      • Testing operation of speech communication
      • Testing operation of central warning systems
    • Fault Isolation
      • Crew Alerting System (CAS) Messages
        • WARNING Messages
          • BATTERY HOT
        • CAUTION Messages
        • ADVISORY Messages
        • STATUS Messages
      • System Failures
    • Removal/Installation
      • Electrical Power
        • Installing the ground power unit (GPU)
        • Removing the ground power unit (GPU)
      • Equipment/Furnishings
        • Removing the crew seats
        • Installing the crew seats
      • Hydraulic Power
        • Installing the hydraulic power unit
        • Removing the hydraulic power unit
        • Replacing the HRFM filter element
        • Restoring/replacing the hydraulic pressure filter element
        • Removing the hydraulic pump
        • Removing the pump adapter assembly
        • Installing the pump adapter assembly
        • Installing the hydraulic pump
      • Main Rotor
        • Removing the NR sensor
        • Installing the NR sensor
    • Standard Repairs
      • Main Driveshaft
      • Air Intake
  • 🔧Base Maintenance
    • Overview of Base Maintenance
    • Servicing
      • Adjust, align and calibrate
      • Inspection
    • Function Test
    • Fault Isolation
    • Removal/Installation
    • Major Repairs
  • 🧰Component Interim Maintenance
    • Overview of Component Interim Maintenance
    • Time Limits
    • Component Interim Inspections
  • ⚙️Component Restoration (Overhaul)
    • General Information
    • Main Rotor Hub Assembly
      • Dimensions and Areas
      • Maintenance Planning Information
      • Tools and Workaids
      • Disassembly
      • Cleaning and Paint Removal
      • Inspections
        • Conditional Inspection
        • Non-Destructive Inspections
      • Repair
      • Finishing
      • Assembly
    • Swashplate and Support Assembly
    • Mast Assembly
    • Transmission Assembly
    • Freewheel Assembly
    • Tail Rotor Hub Assembly
    • Tail Rotor Gearbox
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  • Preliminary requirements
  • Required conditions
  • Consumables, materials and expendables
  • Safety conditions
  • Procedure
  • Do a detailed inspection of the main driveshaft as follows:
  • Requirements after job completion
  • Required conditions
  1. Line Maintenance
  2. Servicing
  3. Inspection

100 flight hours/6 months inspection

Preliminary requirements

Required conditions

Required condition
Procedure/Data

Remove the right transmission fairing (432BR).

Remove the left transmission fairing (432AL).

Remove the forward engine cowling (441AT).

Consumables, materials and expendables

Nomenclature
Identification No.
Qty

Clean cloth

C-516

AR

Dry-cleaning solvent

C-304

AR

Safety conditions

DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY IS NOT TO BE TAKEN APART AND FASTENERS ARE NOT TO BE DISTURBED. DISASSEMBLY OR DISTURBING FASTENERS IN CAUSE FOR REPLACEMENT.

MAKE SURE YOU OBEY ALL OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN YOU USE SOLVENTS. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO PERSONS AND/OR DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS.

DO NOT ALLOW SOLVENT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH PARTS MADE OF ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL OR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR.

Procedure

Do a detailed inspection of the main driveshaft as follows:

  1. Clean the main driveshaft with a clean cloth (C-516) moistened with drycleaning solvent (C-304).

  2. Examine the main driveshaft for surface damage (dents, nicks, scratches, tool marks, and cracks).

  3. If there is damage to the main driveshaft, refer to BHT-505-MM for permitted damage and/or contact Product Support Engineering (PSE) for technical support.

A metal wear shows as red powder (i.e., rust debris).

  1. Examine all the bolted joints for metal wear. If there is a sign of rust debris, contact Product Support Engineering (PSE) for technical support.

DO NOT LOOSEN THE BOLTED JOINTS OF THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT. IF THE BOLTED JOINTS ARE LOOSENED, THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT MUST BE REPLACED.

  1. At all the bolted joints, visually examine the torque witness mark and shake the main driveshaft to make sure that there is no loose hardware. If there is a sign of a loose nut or bolt, contact Product Support Engineering (PSE) for technical support.

DO NOT PRESSURE WASH OR FULLY SOAK THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT WITH FLUIDS OR CLEANERS OR DAMAGE TO THE DRIVESHAFT CAN OCCUR.

  1. At all the bolted joints, examine the flexframes with a bright light and a 10x magnifying glass as follows:

    1. At all the bolted joints, clean the flexframes with a clean cloth (C-516) and drycleaning solvent (C-304).

    2. Examine each flexframe for cracks over the full circumference around the bolt head side and over the full circumference around the nut side.

    3. On each flexframe, examine the inside and outside corner radii and radii edges for cracks. Make sure to examine the corner radii edges on both sides of the flexframes.

    4. Examine the shaft flanges for cracks over the full circumference around the nut side.

    5. Examine the adapter flanges for cracks over the full circumference around the nut side.

    6. If there is a sign of a loose nut or bolt, rust debris, or cracks on the main driveshaft, contact Product Support Engineering (PSE) for technical support.

Requirements after job completion

Required conditions

Required condition
Reference

Install the left transmission fairing (432AL).

Install the right transmission fairing (432BR).

Install the forward engine cowling (441AT).

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