What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION AND BEARING LUBRICATION, FOUND HOUSING CRACKED AND BLACK GREASE EXPELLED FROM AROUND THE SEAL DETERMINING BEARING DAMAGED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2000
- Submitted
- July 19, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N627AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53284
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 206061
- Part serial
- F992079
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 331 hours
- Component
- T/R 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.