- Difficulty date
- November 18, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N512MT
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53571
- Aircraft time
- 5,407 hours, 23,749 cycles
- Part
- Coupling
- Part number
- 407010302113
- Part serial
- A2983
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
UPON DETAILED INSPECTION FOUND NR 2 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COUPLING TO HAVE ABNORMAL PLAY.
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