What was found
(CAN) 2 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT BEARINGS HAVE GREASE HOUSINGS CRACKED. BOTH BEARINGS ROUGH, EXCESSIVE GREASE SQUEEZE OUT. BOTH BEARINGS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2001
- Submitted
- May 25, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft time
- 5,382 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Driveshaft
- Component
- T/r DRIVESHAFT
- 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.