What was found
DURING PHASE INSPECTION. CORROSION BEYOND MAXIMUM LIMITS. RETURN TO 206 SERIES ALLOY USED ON LINKS AND LEVERS. BETTER ALLOY AND/OR SURFACE PROTECTION.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2001
- Submitted
- November 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53107
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 406010426101
- Part serial
- AFS2371
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,494 hours
- 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.