What was found
(CAN) PILOT LOST THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING FLIGHT. ROD END BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft time
- 1,706 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Control Tube
- Part number
- 430001007101
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,683 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.