What was found
CENTER TAIL ROTOR BELT FAILED RESULTING IN NO TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. BELT LIKELY FAILED DUE TO IMPROPER BELT ROUTING THROUGH TAILBOOM FROM ONE IDLER PULLEY TO NEXT IDLER PULLEY.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2002
- Submitted
- May 13, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N21901
- Make and model
- Amtr ROTORWAYEXEC
- System (JASC)
- 6500 · Tail Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Belt
- Part number
- E181150
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 208 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.