What was found
(CAN) LIFE LUBRICATED BALL BEARINGS ON THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE PLATE WERE ROUGH AND RACHETY, AND FELT HOT TO THE TOUCH.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6500 · Tail Rotor Drive System
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M7
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- Pitch Plate
- Part time
- 4,289 hours
- Component
- 350A33200401
- 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.