What was found
DURING DAILY, BEARING ON THE SHAFT WAS DISINTEGRATED DUE TO LOSS OF GREASE. BEARING WAS SCRAPPED AND C/W ASB 407-01-44. (M)
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2001
- Submitted
- November 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N587AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53248
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 407340339103
- Part serial
- H992369
- Condition
- Disintegrated
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.