What was found
BEARING SEIZED DURING TRAINING FLIGHT, RESULTING IN D/S FAILURE AND LOSS OF T/R CONTROL ALLOWING THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE TAILBOOM. (WP17200403114)
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2004
- Submitted
- March 5, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N601MT
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53428
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 407340334101
- Part serial
- ZV14892
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- T/R Control
- Part time
- 843 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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