What was found
SPLINES ON INNER SURFACE ARE RUSTED AND PITTED. THIS TRUNNION WAS ATTACHED TO TAIL GEARBOX SN A782 WHICH ALSO HAD A CRACKED SPLINE. REPLACED TRUNNION ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- February 21, 2003
- Submitted
- March 3, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CT
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49089
- Aircraft time
- 1,142 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Trunnion
- Part number
- 222012703103
- Part serial
- A123
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- T/R Head
- Part time
- 1,142 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.