- Difficulty date
- January 15, 2003
- Submitted
- January 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53159
- Aircraft time
- 5,967 hours
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 206340300107
- Part serial
- KC622
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FLEX FRAMES ARE CORRODED.
More about the Bell 407