What was found
TAIL ROTOR BEARING HAS RUBBER CRACKED AND DETERIORATED ON BEARING. SCRAPPED PER AEC.
- Difficulty date
- March 26, 2002
- Submitted
- April 29, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N971AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 3230
- Aircraft time
- 1,119 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 350A33215300
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,120 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.