What was found
(CAN) DURING AN INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THE THE ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS HAD CRACKS THAT EXCEEDED LIMITS AND WERE REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 14,294 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 704A33633261
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Blade
- Part time
- 399 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.