What was found
LANDED DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION. TAIL ROTOR BLADE TIP BLOCK CAME OFF OF BLADE. MOUNT STUDS BROKEN ON TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. MOUNT CASTING CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2017
- Submitted
- May 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53121
- Aircraft time
- 5,839 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Block
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Tr Blade
- Component
- Blade
- Component part number
- 406016100119
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.