What was found
LAMINATED BEARINGS WORN, ABRASIVE STRIP PEELING, AND SPAR CRACKED. DAMAGE TO CHINESE WEIGHT NEXT TO SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4000L
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2873
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade Bearing
- Part number
- 355A12004008
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,876 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.