What was found
DURING RECURRING INSPECTION OF AD 97-24-17, BOTH OUTBOARD DISCS IN THE DISC PACK ARE CRACKED. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE NEW STYLE DISC PACKS.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N627AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53284
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Disc Pack
- Part number
- 407340340101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Drive
- Part time
- 48 hours
- Component
- 407040001001
- 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.