What was found
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX REMOVED DUE TO METAL GENERATION, AND CASE HAS PITTING ON IT. HARDCARDS ENCLOSED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. 02/10/2004
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2004
- Submitted
- February 17, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N300CP
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A1
- Aircraft serial
- 7249
- Aircraft time
- 2,996 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 4639003007
- Part serial
- 730
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,997 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.