What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE OF ASB, FOUND TAIL ROTOR HEAD BEARINGS HAD EXCESSIVE AXIAL PLAY.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 2003
- Submitted
- January 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- Aircraft time
- 5,316 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 406312100101
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- T/R Head
- Part time
- 80 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.