What was found
NR 3 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT CRACKED AT DRIVE FLANGE NEXT TO BOLT HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2013
- Submitted
- January 3, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N447AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53126
- Aircraft time
- 10,827 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 407040325101
- Part serial
- A594
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 6,039 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.