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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Snias SA330J · Cortez, CO · July 22, 2000

Date: July 22, 2000 · 09:15 local
Place: Cortez, CO
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N330J
Reported as: Snias SA330J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N330JRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2017 · Aerospatiale SA330JS/N 1647 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAerospatiale SA330J Engine modelTurbomeca TURMO IV seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Tail rotordrive shaft failed on ground runup prior to flight while fighting forest fire near Cortez, CO. Maintenance changed all tail rotor components from the main rotor gear box aft to the tail rotor gear box. The a/c was returned to service, inspected by office of a/c services (oas), and test flown for three hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAIL ROTORDRIVE SHAFT FAILED ON GROUND RUNUP PRIOR TO FLIGHT WHILE FIGHTING FOREST FIRE NEAR CORTEZ, CO. MAINTENANCE CHANGED ALL TAIL ROTOR COMPONENTS FROM THE MAIN ROTOR GEAR BOX AFT TO THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE, INSPECTED BY OFFICE OF A/C SERVICES (OAS), AND TEST FLOWN FOR THREE HOURS.