What was found
CORROSION AROUND FLANGE AREA. DRIVE SHAFTS WERE NR 2 & 3 AND AREA OF CORROSION WAS NEAR WHERE OILCOOLER COWLING AND TAIL DRIVE SHAFT COWLING MEET. REPLACED DRIVE SHAFTS.
- Difficulty date
- January 1, 2001
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- Aircraft time
- 2,862 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 430044100101
- Part serial
- A135
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,862 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.