What was found
ON DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND ONE DISK CRACKED ON THE AFT END OF THE #5 TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT. CRACKED DISK WAS ON THE AFT OUTBOUND SIDE OF THE DISK PACK ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- March 31, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53059
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Disk Coupling
- Part number
- 406040340101
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Drive
- Part time
- 186 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.