What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION, HOUSING IS CRACKED AND BEARINGS ARE ROUGH. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2000
- Submitted
- August 8, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N917AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53381
- Aircraft time
- 916 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 206061432121
- Part serial
- H992319
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Driveshaft
- Part time
- 130 hours
- Component
- T/R Driveshaft
- Component part number
- 407040303107
- 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.