What was found
UPON COMPLIANCE WITH A 3000 HR INSPECTION, FOUND SHAFT DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2012
- Submitted
- July 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N687AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53366
- Aircraft time
- 16,288 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 407040320103
- Part serial
- A2929
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Component
- Tail Rotor · Bell
- Component part number
- 407340303119
- 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.