What was found
(CAN) DURING A 50 HR INSPECTION ON THIS SPIDER, THE BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE ROUGH. NOTE THE BEARING ONLY REACHED 10 PERCENT OF ITS SERVICE LIFE.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2000
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 1,498 hours, 1 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 350A33200405
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- T/R Spider
- Component
- T/R Spyder Assy
- 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.