What was found
AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED VIBRATION IN CRUISE FLIGHT UPON LANDING DISCOVERED TIP WEIGHT MISSING FROM TAIL ROTOR BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2007
- Submitted
- August 14, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N302LE
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53572
- Aircraft time
- 2,142 hours, 7,075 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Part serial
- A3644
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,142 hours, 7,075 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.