- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2002
- Submitted
- May 28, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N722PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53288
- Aircraft time
- 2,056 hours
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- T/R Driveshaft
- Part time
- 2,056 hours
- Component
- Driveshaft
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- 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 DRIVESHAFT BEARING PRODUCING BLACK GREASE, AND FEELS ROUGH.
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