Service difficulty report · Rivet · Bell 429

Difficulty date
June 20, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Part
Rivet
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Sheared
Location
Tailboom
Part time
1,419 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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 CUSTOMER REPLACED 7 RIVETS FROM THE TAIL ROTOR TRANSMISSION SUPPORT BECAUSE THE VIBRATIONS AFTER TAIL ROTOR BEARINGS FAILED IT WAS AT 1347.8HRS .70 HOURS LATER THEY HAVE 2 MISSING RIVETS, BOTH RIVETS COME APART IN DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER THE INSTALLATION, TOTAL TIME NOW IS 1419.7HRS THE HELICOPTER DOES NOT HAVE A TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. (TC# 20190709013)

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