What was found
(CAN) EXCESSIVE PLAY FOUND BETWEEN THE BEARING AND SPIDER HOUSING. ALSO FOUND SIGNS OF OVERHEATING WITH LOSS OF GREASE AND PAINT MELTING.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2000
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 12,242 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 350A33200406
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- T/R Spider
- Part time
- 678 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.