- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2003
- Submitted
- January 20, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N490PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 2,734 hours
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- M/R Head
- Component
- Rotor Head
- Component part number
- 407010100115
- 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 HEAD GREEN BLADE GRIP SHEAR BEARING FAILED.
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