What was found
ON DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND OUTER RACE OF PITCH CHANGE LINK SPHERICAL BEARING WORN THROUGH BY BALL ALLOWING LINK TO CONTACT PITCH HORN CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH REQUIRING SCRAPPING.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53054
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 406312103101
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Pitch Link
- Component
- 407012101105
- 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.