What was found
TAIL ROTOR SPIDER END BALL BEARING WAS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2003
- Submitted
- July 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N345SH
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 3345
- Aircraft time
- 3,095 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 350A33215001
- Part serial
- MA1624
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- T/R Spider
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.