What was found
BEARING ON TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT ON TAILBOOM REJECTED. REPLACED WITH NEW BEARINGS FROM BELL HELICOPTER. THESE WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE OIL COOLER HANGARS. AD 2000-02-12 IS NOT APPLICABLE DUE TO INSTALLED LOCATION. (X)
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2000
- Submitted
- May 11, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N10EW
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53262
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 407340339103
- Part serial
- M982142
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 674 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.