What was found
(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED TAIL ROTOR REMOVAL AME WENT TO REMOVE THE TAIL ROTOR CROSSHEAD, 206-011-857-001. RETAINING NUT AND THERE WAS NO TORQUE, AND THOUGH STRANGE, IT WAS CRACKED RIGHT AT THE SLOT.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft time
- 16,270 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- MS21245L8
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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