What was found
DURING DAILY SERVICE CHECK, MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-DRIVE LINK UPPER BEARING HAD UNSEATED.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 2009
- Submitted
- March 26, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- Aircraft time
- 12,112 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Anti-Drive Link
- Part time
- 8 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.