What was found
WHILE IN FLIGHT , PILOT EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WITH LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AUTHORITY. AFTER LANDING ,INSPECTION REVEALED THE BLADE PITCH HORN HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES, RENDERING ONE BLADE WITH NO PITCH CONTROL.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 2003
- Submitted
- March 4, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N234RF
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0255E
- Aircraft time
- 7,929 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P3100101
- Part serial
- A521
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 897 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.