What was found
DURING TAIL ROTOR BALANCE, FEATHER BEARINGS WERE FOUND WORN. BLADES WERE SENT BACK TO MANUFACTURER FOR BEARING REPLACEMENT. DURING INITIAL INSPECTION A DE-BONDED INSPECTION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE SPAR LINE.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2020
- Submitted
- August 14, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft time
- 32,277 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,797 hours
- 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.