What was found
PREMATURE WEAR OF LAMINATED TORSION BARS. REPLACED LAMINATED TORSION BARS.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2003
- Submitted
- July 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26LB
- Make and model
- Snias AS350*
- Aircraft serial
- 3514
- Aircraft time
- 985 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Torsion Bar
- Part number
- 350A33318000
- Part serial
- J1456TOJ1476
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 485 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.