What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED "TAIL ROTOR PEDALS FEEL STIFF" -TAIL ROTOR CONTROL FLEXIBLE CONTROL CABLE FOUND WORN ON FORWARD END DUE TO MOVABLE PORTION OF CABLE CHAFING ON FIXED PORTION OF CABLE.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 2,777 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 704A34130184
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,761 hours
- Stage of operation
- HO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.