What was found
CORROSION FOUND IN AREA OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE WHERE MAIN ROTOR LOWER CONE CLAMPS.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2011
- Submitted
- May 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N524AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53211
- Aircraft time
- 14,491 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 407040038111
- Part serial
- N463
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,796 hours, 8,577 cycles
- 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.