What was found
(REF 0421083949) THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FREE WHEEL ASSEMBLY OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL OF MODULE 5 BEGAN TO WEEP AND PROGRESSIVELY THE WEEP BECAME A LEAK. A NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND NO FURTHER LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 2008
- Submitted
- July 17, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N810MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3949
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Magnetic Seal
- Part number
- 800301
- Part serial
- 45052
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- T/R Input Shaft
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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