Service difficulty report · Bearing Support · Bell 430

Difficulty date
June 4, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 430
Part
Bearing Support
Part number
222044003111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN REPORTED. POST A SEAL CHANGE ON THE ACFT, WHEN ROTATING THE ROTOR, THE ENGINEER HEARD A UNUSUAL SOUND IN THE TAIL BOOM AREA. AFTER INVESTIGATION, HE FOUND THE ABOVE TAIL ROTOR BEARING SUPPORT CRACKED & ALL BALLS ABSENT FROM THE OUTER & INNER RACE. SEE ATTACHMENT.

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