What was found
(CAN) DURING INSPECTION OF TAIL ROTOR, A ROUGH, RATCHETING FEELING WAS NOTICED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INNER BEARING RACE WAS CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing Race
- Part number
- 204011769001
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- T/R Trunnion
- Part time
- 289 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.