What was found
TAIL ROTOR CONTROL BELLCRANK LOCATED UNDER TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX HAS MECHANICAL DAMAGE WHERE THE LONG TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TUBE MATES WITH THE BELLCRANK. DAMAGE EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE LIMIT OF .010".
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N106AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45566
- Aircraft time
- 9,836 hours, 49,315 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 206001763001
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.