What was found
ON FIRST GROUND RUN, AFTER APPROX 24 HOURS OF HARD RAIN, THE HELICOPTER DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION WAS TRACED TO A TAIL ROTOR BLADE. SUSPECT BLADE COLLECTED THE RAIN WATER. THE BLADE WAS SCRAPPED IAW THE MM. (K)
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 2005
- Submitted
- March 24, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N304FD
- Make and model
- Bell 412EP
- Aircraft serial
- 36229
- Engine
- Pwa PT6T3
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 212010750105
- Part serial
- A11933
- Condition
- Vibration
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 936 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.