What was found
PAINT IS BLISTERED AND PEELING FROM OVERHEATING. REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2004
- Submitted
- March 1, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- Aircraft time
- 6,588 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C*
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 430044100101
- Part serial
- A261
- Condition
- Blistered
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.