What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINK ADJACENT TO THE BEARING. SUSPECT CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N73MM
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45180
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 206010795101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R
- 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.