# Incident 20010311007569I: Bell 407, Intracoastal Ci, LA, March 11, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2001
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405PH-2005-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 407 (registry code 1182206, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C47 series (registry code 03029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c47-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010311007569I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N405PH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031116032479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116032479I), Nov 16, 2003: Bell 407 (N405PH), Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft lost power during take-off from an offshore platform. The pilot made an autorotational landing into the water, but was unable to deploy the…

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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