What was found
FLANGE MOUNTING EAR COMPLETELY CRACKED ON TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX OUTPUT SLEEVE HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2008
- Submitted
- April 25, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- Aircraft time
- 11,227 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 222042411101
- Part serial
- A477
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.