Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
407040302115
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
5,694 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING AN INSPECTION ON ACFT, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN A FLANGE OF THE NR 3 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AT THE BOLT HOLE. THIS PROMPTED US TO IMPOSE AN INSPECTION FOR CRACKS ON THE REST OF OUR FLEET. THIS INSPECTION REVEALED 5 ADDITIONAL CRACKS IN TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FLANGES. OF THE 6 THAT WE FOUND IN TOTAL, 5 WERE ON NR 3 SHAFTS AND 1 WAS ON A NR 4 SHAFT. ALL CRACKS WERE BASICALLY IN THE SAME LOCATION. ACFT, TT 10823.3 DRIVE SHAFT, PN 407-040-302-115, TT 5694, TSI 2721. NR 4 POSITION, ACFT, TT 11591.7 DRIVE SHAFT PN 407-040-325-105, TT 4223.3. NR 3 POSITION, ACFT, TT 10825.4 DRIVE SHAFT, PN 407-040-325-101, TT 6037.7, TSI 1268.1, NR 3 POSITION, ACFT TT 20434.2 DRIVE SHAFT, PN 407-040-325-105, TT 6091.8, TSI 1357.7, NR 3 POSITION. ACFT TT 12632.4 DRIVE SHAFT, PN 407-040-325-105, TT 15148.1, TSI 1973.7, NR 3 POSITION, ACFT TT 17515.8, DRIVE SHAFT, PN 407-040-325-101, TT 14491.0, TSI 4198.9, NR 3 POSITION.

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