What was found
TAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2002
- Submitted
- July 22, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 3229
- Aircraft time
- 1,643 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 355A09103601
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.