What was found
AT OVERHAUL, TAIL ROTOR SPINDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN AREA OF FIRST THREAD. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN NOTIFED AND THE SPINDLE SENT TO THEM. (X)
- Difficulty date
- January 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1043T
- Make and model
- Skrsky S61A
- Aircraft serial
- 61083
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Spindle
- Part number
- S6110334061
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Head
- Part time
- 7,030 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.