What was found
PLAY IN OUTPUT SHAFT, UNABLE TO BALANCE TAIL ROTOR. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2001
- Submitted
- September 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N21497
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51518
- Aircraft time
- 12,247 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 206040402105
- Part serial
- AFS2387
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 8,684 hours
- 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.