What was found
PILOT COMPLAINED OF A VIBRATION THAT WAS MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR A BLADE WAS DICOVERED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE LEAD-LAG MOVEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2011
- Submitted
- June 2, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N944ME
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0945
- Aircraft time
- 177 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- L642A2002101
- Part serial
- M12711
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 177 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor · Urocop
- Component part number
- L642A0101052
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.