What was found
ON DAILY INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND RIVET MISSING FROM THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE TIP.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2012
- Submitted
- July 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 53328
- Aircraft time
- 5,581 hours, 24,297 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Part serial
- A4771
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,768 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor Hub · Bell
- Component part number
- 407012101115
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.