What was found
(CAN) WHEN THE TAIL ROTOR WAS ROTATED CLOCKWISE OR COUNTER CLOCKWISE, A NOISE WAS DETECTED. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A PLAY EXISTED AT THE ASSY POINT OF THE FRONT SHAFT AND THE FRONT FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 8,172 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 350A34015004
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 5,482 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.