What was found
(CAN) UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINEER FOUND 1 OF THE DISCS IN THE DISC PACK CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE DISC PACK WAS REPLACED. THIS ACFT HAD A DISC CRACKED IN 2009 AND HAS FLOWN OVER 3300 HOURS SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 8,641 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Disc Pack
- Part number
- 407340340103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,306 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.