What was found
DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED A SUDDEN VIBRATION IN THE ANTI-TORQUE CONTROLS AND PRECAUTIONARILY LANDED THE HELICOPTER. UPON INSPECTION, ONE TIP WEIGHT WAS FOUND MISSING FROM TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN: 2062200-301.
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2019
- Submitted
- September 4, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N229AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45256
- Aircraft time
- 32,569 hours, 45,897 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 2062200301
- Part serial
- A364
- Condition
- Out Of Balance
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,715 hours
- Component
- Hub · Bell
- Component part number
- 206011810157EC
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.