What was found
NUMBER 2 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FOUND TO HAVE PITTING & A WEAR STEP ON COUPLING SPLINES.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N488AE
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53428
- Aircraft time
- 7,876 hours, 27,081 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 407040302117S
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.