What was found
MAJOR BRINELLING ON INNER AND OUTER RACE. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL IN-FLIGHT. NO INJURIES OR MAJOR DAMAGE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2000
- Submitted
- November 1, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N31660
- Make and model
- Aerosp SA316B
- Aircraft serial
- 1981
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 31605333006001
- Part serial
- 9713876
- Condition
- Brinelled
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 326 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.