What was found
WHILE DURING PRE-FLIGHT (DAILY) OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND TR 90 PERCENT GEAR BOX LOOSE. REMOVED GEAR BOX AND FOUND STUDS LOOSE ON GEAR BOX. INSPECTED FITTING AND ALSO FOUND CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2001
- Submitted
- August 8, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N955ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- 7243
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 4639003007
- Part serial
- 741
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,059 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.