What was found
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CONTROL LEVER LOWER BUSHING HAD BACKED OUT OF ITS HOLE A FEW THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH. THIS LEVER HAD BEEN REPLACED 82.5 HOURS PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2017
- Submitted
- March 13, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N519FF
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 7924
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2D
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bushing
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Tail Rotor Gb
- Component
- Gearbox · Airbus
- Component part number
- 350133021000
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.