Service difficulty report · Disk Coupling · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53072
Part
Disk Coupling
Part number
406040340101
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Drive
Part time
36 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.

What was found

DISC CRACKED ON AFT SIDE. COUPLING IN AIRCRAFT JOINING NUMBER ONE AND TWO TAIL ROTOR SHAFTS.

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