What was found
DURING PHASE INSPECTION, VISUAL INSPECTION OF TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT FOUND ONE SEGMENT OF DISC PACK OF NR 6 DRIVESHAFT CRACKED. FORWARD SEGMENT CRACKED ACROSS THE SPAN. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2000
- Submitted
- August 4, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N437AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53141
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Disc Pack
- Part number
- 407340340101
- Part serial
- RNFS290
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6
- Component
- T/R Driveshaft
- Component part number
- 407040302101
- 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.