What was found
COULD NOT BALANCE T/R DUE TO ROUGH BEARING GIVING FALSE SIGNALS TO BALANCE EQUIPMENT. REPLACED BEARING AND REINSTALLED GEARBOX ON AIRCRAFT AND BALANCED T/R IN NORMAL MANNER WITH GOOD RESULTS.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N11CQ
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3778
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Duplex Bearing
- Part number
- 2060404103
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- T/R Transmission
- Part time
- 4,678 hours
- Component
- 206040400013
- 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.