What was found
(AUS) TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT BEARING WORN AND ROUGH IN OPERATION.BEARING GREASE EXPELLED. GREASE WAS DISCOLORED.
- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2003
- Submitted
- June 16, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 40734033910B
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor Drive
- Part time
- 75 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.