What was found
WHILE HANGER ASSY WAS REMOVED TO LUBRICATE FLEX-COUPLINGS. HANGER BEARING FELT ROUGH WHEN ROTATED BY HAND WITH HANGER ASSY REMOVED. OUTER RACE OF BEARING WAS FOUND FRACTURED WHEN REMOVED FROM THE HOUSING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N390AL
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28198
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 214040606005
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Outer Race
- Part time
- 3,223 hours
- Component
- 214040600107
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.