What was found
INTERMITTENT HIGH FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN AIRCRAFT. EVERY DRIVE COMPONENT HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT EXCEPT THE DRIVE SHAFT AND TAIL BOOM. DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED WITH RE-CONDITIONED ONE FROM FRANCE. VIBRATION GONE FOR NOW.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544AS
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2890
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 350A34021006
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,636 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.