What was found
DURING A 1200HR INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LONG TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE WAS MISSING A NYLATRON SLEEVE. / BELL SENT A REPLACEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 2006
- Submitted
- September 11, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427GT
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- Aircraft serial
- 56044
- Aircraft time
- 1,120 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Control Rod
- Part number
- 407001026107
- Part serial
- LOTBP436
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,121 hours
- 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.