What was found
(CAN) T/R SPIDER ASSY BEARING FAILED THE ROTATIONAL DRAG TORQUE TEST (SB 05.00.29). THE BEARING WAS ALSO ROUGH WHEN ROTATED.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Spider
- Part number
- 350A33200403
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 5,274 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.