What was found
TAIL ROTOR BLADE BEARINGS WERE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO BEARINGS.
- Difficulty date
- November 27, 2001
- Submitted
- March 1, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Engine
- Allsn 250C*
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 222312753103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Blade
- Part time
- 599 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.