- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2004
- Submitted
- August 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N617AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53265
- Aircraft time
- 5,528 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 406310405101
- Part serial
- RXFS6653
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor Drive
- Part time
- 485 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.
What was found
FOUND P/C LINK BEARING BINDING; RATCHETY AND HAS AXIAL WEAR. REPLACED WITH NEW PART IN FIELD.
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