Service difficulty report · Coupling · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 30, 2015
Submitted
January 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53571
Aircraft time
5,412 hours, 23,764 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
407040302117S
Part serial
BH359872
Condition
Loose
Location
Tailboom
Part time
6 hours, 15 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT STATED THAT UPON TAKEOFF THERE WAS A TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. THEY LANDED THE ACFT & CALLED THE ACFT OOS. WE DISPATCHED A MECHANIC & UPON HIS ARRIVAL IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DISC PACK COUPLING FOR ONE OF THE SHAFTS THAT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED HAD 1 BOLT THAT WAS REMOVED & LAYING UNDER THE COWLING WHILE THE OTHER WAS HOLDING ON BY JUST A THREAD OF THE NUT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF TORQUE STRIPE HAVING BEEN APPLIED TO THE BOLT. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE & THE FINDINGS OF THE POST INCIDENT INSPECTION.

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