What was found
WHILE DOING A DAILY CHECK OF THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSY IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DELAMINATION OF THE ELASTOMERIC BEARING TO THE SPINDLE. WE ARE PRESENTLY REMOVING THE ELASTOMERIC BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 1,590 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Elastomer
- Part number
- 407310101015
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,811 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.