What was found
THE TAIL ROTOR/ ANTI-TORQUE BALL BEARING CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL CABLE HOUSING BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACTUATOR HOUSING NEAR THE AFT SUPPORT ON THE TAIL BOOM. THIS DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2004
- Submitted
- April 15, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N135MF
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T1
- Aircraft serial
- 0281
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 76CF8716
- Part serial
- 300
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- T/R Control
- Part time
- 400 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.