What was found
DURING IN-SHOP REPAIR, FOUND ROUGH BEARINGS. INSTALLED SELF-CENTERING BEARINGS. REPLACED 2 EACH. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2000
- Submitted
- July 18, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N917AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53381
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 407340339103
- Part serial
- H991811
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 524 hours
- Component
- Driveshaft
- Component part number
- 407040303105
- 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.