Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 12, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
2,036 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
350A34021006
Part serial
M3915
Condition
Out Of Round
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
2,473 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) UNABLE TO BALANCE SHORT SHAFT, RUNOUT CHECK OF FWD END OF SHAFT WAS .017 INCH. PREVIOUS T-CHECK REVEALED A RUNOUT OF .009 INCH WITH TROUBLES OF SAME NATURE AND SHORT SHAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE BENT, AND REPLACED WITH BALANCE OBTAINED. (TC NR 20070713002)