What was found
BEARINGS WERE GAULING AND CAUSING STIFF PEDALS AT 100 PERCENT. INSTALLED 4 NEW BEARINGS IN THE BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2000
- Submitted
- April 13, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N17237
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51478
- Aircraft time
- 7,598 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 206310105101
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 932 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.