What was found
SHAFT WOULD NOT BALANCE BELOW 3IPS, CHECKED ON FLAT PLATE, CENTER TUBE BENT. REPLACED SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2004
- Submitted
- November 15, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N453AE
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3487
- Aircraft time
- 3,802 hours, 25,871 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 3,428 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 350A34015100
- Part serial
- M1017
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,802 hours, 25,871 cycles
- 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.