What was found
DURING INSPECTION, THE DRIVE SPLINES OF THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT CENTER SECTION, WERE FOUND TO BE WORN AND OUT OF LIMITS SPECIFIED IN THE MM CH 65-11-00, 6-2. SHAFT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- October 12, 2006
- Submitted
- October 24, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N132GC
- Make and model
- Urocop EC120B
- Aircraft serial
- 3756
- Aircraft time
- 2,969 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 350A34021400
- Part serial
- M1202
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 853 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.