- 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
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 355A09103601
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 238 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.
What was found
TAIL ROTOR LAMINANT SEPARATION AT THE END OF THE BEARINGS. (SCRAPPED)