What was found
TAIL ROTOR SHAFT BENT. WILL NOT BALANCE ON AIRCRAFT. BUSHING MISSING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2003
- Submitted
- January 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N945ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B1
- Aircraft serial
- 7235
- Aircraft time
- 5,942 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Rotor Shaft
- Part number
- 10531803
- Part serial
- 5889
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 5,943 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.