What was found
ALL FEATHERING BEARINGS CRACKED. REPLACED TAIL ROTOR HUB AND BLADE ASSY WITH CHEVRON OWNED TAIL ROTOR AND HUB SPARE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2000
- Submitted
- July 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 222012701125
- Part serial
- A428
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor Hub
- Part time
- 1,120 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.