What was found
PILOT EXPERIENCED BINDING IN THE T/R CONTROLS. DIRT WAS FOUND IN T/R GRIP BEARINGS CAUSING BINDING IN CONTROL.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2007
- Submitted
- July 27, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N112LL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7038
- Aircraft time
- 15,271 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101650B1
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Binding
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.