# Incident 20000627034619I: Bell 214ST, June 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2000, 10:10 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N59805 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214ST
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000627034619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)THE FLIGHT CREW FELT A SHUTTER AND VIBRATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO THE PLATFORM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT ONE SET OF TAIL ROTOR COUNTER WEIGHTS WERE MISSING AND ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAD SIGNIFICANT LEADING EDGE DAMAGE.  FURTHER EVALUATION THAT THE COUNTER WEIGHT BELLCRANK MOUNTING STUD ON THE TAIL ROTOR CROSSHEAD FAILED AT THE COTTER PIN HOLE.  THE FAILED CROSSHEAD WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR ENGINEERING EVALUATION WAS CORRDINATED WITH THE FAA ROTORCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE (ASW-170).

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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