What was found
PITCH LINK FAILED WHILE IN HOVER FLIGHT. PILOT EXECUTED HOVERING AUTOROTATION SUCCESSFULLY. TAIL ROTOR ASSY COMPLETE, 90 DEGREE GEARBOX, AND 42 DEGREE GEARBOX WERE REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION, FOR INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N66HJ
- Make and model
- Bell 205A1
- Aircraft serial
- 30239
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 212011710001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Component
- 20901170017
- Stage of operation
- HO
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- R
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.