What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot heard a loud squeal, felt a vibration in the tail rotor pedals, and then heard a loud bang while in cruise flight. The pilot made an emergency landing to an offshore heliport without causing any damage to the helicopter. The investigation revealed that the tail rotor driveshaft/oil cooler bearing had disintegrated. The remaining portion of the bearing was tagged with FAA form 8020-23 (aircraft parts identification and release) and sent to Bell helicopter, fort worth, Texas, for evaluation. The FAA rotorcraft directorate office was notified of this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAL, FELT A VIBRATION IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS, AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO AN OFFSHORE HELIPORT WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT/OIL COOLER BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE BEARING WAS TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-23 (AIRCRAFT PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE) AND SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, FOR EVALUATION. THE FAA ROTORCRAFT DIRECTORATE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT.
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