What was found
TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK HAS LESS THEN 300 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE AND THE ROLL STAKE BEARING HAS APPROX. 1/8 INCH OF PLAY. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM BUT IT IS A DANGEROUS ONE.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2015
- Submitted
- March 16, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N429
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57023
- Aircraft time
- 708 hours, 958 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 429012112101
- Part serial
- TE0115
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 240 hours, 958 cycles
- Component
- Tail Rotor · Bell · 429
- Component part number
- 429312103113
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.