Service difficulty report · Scoop · Bell 429

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Scoop
Part number
429061202101
Condition
Separated
Location
S/G Air Cooling
Part time
195 hours
Component
Transmission
Component part number
429061201101
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED THAT ACFT HAD THE NR 1 STARTER GENERATOR SCOOP DEPART IN FLIGHT AT 185.0 HOURS TT. THE SCOOP WENT THROUGH THE TAIL ROTOR AND MARKED 2 OF THE T/R BLADES, THE DAMAGE TO THE BLADES WAS MINOR AND WITHIN THE CRITERIA OF THE MM.

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