What was found
DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE LONG TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT BEARINGS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 3 OF THE SPLIT PINS THAT ATTACH THE ADAPTOR TO THE DRIVESHAFT WERE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2011
- Submitted
- August 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N698ME
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9069
- Aircraft time
- 4,775 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- 11203152107
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailrotor Drive
- Component
- Drive · Urocop
- Component part number
- 105315271
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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