What was found
TAILROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AT NR 5 SECTION. ACFT LOST ALTITUDE FROM 40 FOOT HOVER AND SPUN TO GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURY'S.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2015
- Submitted
- June 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N210MH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51379
- Aircraft time
- 2,966 hours, 4,437 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail Rotor Drive
- Component
- Tail Rotor Driv · Bell · UNK
- Component part number
- UNK
- Stage of operation
- HO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.