What was found
GEARBOX HAD TWO BROKEN MOUNTING STUDS. REMOVED GEARBOX FROM AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED STUDS, CHECKED GEARBOX PER MANUFACTURERS LETTER AND RE-INSTALLED GEARBOX.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2004
- Submitted
- January 26, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Aircraft time
- 3,409 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Stud
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 3,410 hours
- Component
- Gearbox
- Component part number
- 222042001103
- 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.