What was found
(CAN)SEVERE VIBRATION ON FINAL APPROACH. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ELASTOMERIC CONICAL BEARINGS WERE DELAMINATED WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Tail Rotor Assy
- Part number
- 369D216009
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Flapping Bearing
- Part time
- 6,850 hours
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.