What was found
MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK HAS CORROSION ON TUBE ENDS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL PAINT REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2003
- Submitted
- January 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53207
- Aircraft time
- 4,219 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Pitch Link
- Part number
- 406010413117
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.