What happened
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May 26, 2023 2145 MDT
Near Moab Utah
privacy data omitted Bell 407 had bird strike on tail boom/tail rotor.
4 Persons on board, no injuries.
Aircraft diverted to grand junction Colorado
The aircraft was evaluated, here is a list of the damage found:
• All four main rotor blades appear to have struck a bird. One blade has a small void on the lower skin in the area of contact (void is within serviceable limits ref. BHT-407-MM) the other three have no damage
• The intermediate / transmission cowling had one large dent and numerous small dents.
• The forward tail rotor drive shaft cowling had two tears on the right side at the 2nd and 3rd attachment clips.
• The 2nd forward tail rotor drive shaft cowling attachment clip on the tailboom was bent.
• One small chip in the paint on one tail rotor blade, repairable per BHT-407-MM.
Bell has determined that this event is not considered a sudden stoppage event.
As the FAA filed it
MAY 26, 2023 2145 MDT
NEAR MOAB UTAH
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELL 407 HAD BIRD STRIKE ON TAIL BOOM/TAIL ROTOR.
4 PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO
THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVALUATED, HERE IS A LIST OF THE DAMAGE FOUND:
• ALL FOUR MAIN ROTOR BLADES APPEAR TO HAVE STRUCK A BIRD. ONE BLADE HAS A SMALL VOID ON THE LOWER SKIN IN THE AREA OF CONTACT (VOID IS WITHIN SERVICEABLE LIMITS REF. BHT-407-MM) THE OTHER THREE HAVE NO DAMAGE
• THE INTERMEDIATE / TRANSMISSION COWLING HAD ONE LARGE DENT AND NUMEROUS SMALL DENTS.
• THE FORWARD TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COWLING HAD TWO TEARS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE 2ND AND 3RD ATTACHMENT CLIPS.
• THE 2ND FORWARD TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COWLING ATTACHMENT CLIP ON THE TAILBOOM WAS BENT.
• ONE SMALL CHIP IN THE PAINT ON ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE, REPAIRABLE PER BHT-407-MM.
BELL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS EVENT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE EVENT.
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