- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2003
- Submitted
- January 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N742PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53461
- Aircraft time
- 2,040 hours
- Part
- Gimbal Ring
- Part number
- 406010427109
- Part serial
- A1364
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,040 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
MAIN ROTOR GIMBAL RING CORRODED UNDER BUSHINGS.
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