What was found
TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX WAS LEAKING FROM OUT PUT SEAL. WHEN SEAL WAS RENOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SEAL LIP HAD SEALENT MIL-S-8784 ON IT. THIS SEALENT IS USED ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SEAL WHEN INSTALLING. REPLACED SEAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2001
- Submitted
- May 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Aircraft time
- 45 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- 222342402101
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Tail Rotor G/B
- Part time
- 46 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor G/B · 222042001103
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.