What was found
DURING TAILROTOR GEARBOX RETORQUE, MECHANIC SAW A CRACK ON THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING ATTACHMENT FITTING AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. PART WILL BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2006
- Submitted
- September 11, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CT
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49089
- Aircraft time
- 4,834 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30S
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 222035101103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 4,835 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.