Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 8, 2001
Submitted
June 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9137N
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53466
Part
Gearbox
Part number
407012101111
Condition
Loose
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
42 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON COMPLETION OF A 1.7 HR FLT, PILOT NOTICED SHUDDERING VIBRATION AFTER ROLLING THE TWIST GRIP TO IDLE. PILOT REPORTED PROBLEM TO MAINT, INSPECTION REVEALED MOVEMENT BETWEEN T/R G/B AND TAILBOOM CASTING. THREE G/B STUD NUTS WERE FOUND LOOSE, ONE ALIGNMENT PIN LOOSE, ONE MOUNT STUD BROKEN, AND TAILBOOM TO G/B MOUNT HOLES WERE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON T/R ASSY. THE TAILBOOM AND G/B WERE REPLACED USING ORIGINAL T/R ASSY. STRONG VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE T/R WAS FELT DURING GROUND RUN AT IDLE. SERVICEABLE T/R ASSY WAS INSTALLED. GROUND RUN, NML AND T/R WAS BALANCED. ALL PARTS WERE SENT TO MFG FOR EVALUATION.

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