What was found
TAIL DRIVESHAFT IS DISCOLORED AND PAINT IS BLISTERED FROM HEAT, CORROSION PIT FORMING AT BLISTERS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DRIVESHAFT.
- 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)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 430044100101
- Part serial
- A279
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.