Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 206B3

Difficulty date
September 23, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N204PA
Make and model
Bell 206B3
Aircraft serial
1742
Aircraft time
13,407 hours, 21,340 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Failed
Location
T/R D/S Bearing
Part time
13,407 hours, 21,340 cycles
Stage of operation
HO
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.

What was found

AFTER SUSPECTED TAIL ROTOR STRIKE IN SNOW, TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYS WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED. TAIL TO FREEWHEELING UNIT, NO DAMAGE NOTED. ACFT GROUND RUN AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ON ATTEMPTING TO HOVER ACFT TO A MORE LEVEL SPOT ON GLACIER, NR 3 TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT SEGMENT BONDED FITTING FAILED SLOWING TAIL ROTOR. BOND THAT SPECIFICALLY FAILED WAS FORWARD BOND NEAR TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT BEARING FOR THAT SEGMENT. AIRCRAFT BEING REPAIRED IAW THE MM.

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