What was found
TAILROTOR GEARBOX DISASSEMBLED FOR CHIP LIGHT, FOUND DUPLEX BRG BREAKING DOWN. REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2004
- Submitted
- November 1, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N35WH
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 2736
- Aircraft time
- 15,758 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 1,552 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.