What was found
DURING A PHASE 1 INSPECTION, TAIL ROTOR BLADE CLEARANCE FROM VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS INSUFFICIENT AS IT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY SHIMMED AND INSTALLED ON THE 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2012
- Submitted
- September 27, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7247J
- Make and model
- Bell UH1H
- Aircraft serial
- 6915533
- Engine
- Lyc T53L13B
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Misinstalled
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 774 hours, 144 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.