What was found
(AUS) TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX MOUNT CRACKED. CRACK EMANATES FROM A WELD AND PROGRESSED TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE MOUNT PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2002
- Submitted
- March 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Aerosp SA365C
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1A
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 360A23002409
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 5,046 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.