What was found
TAIL ROTOR BALL END AT TGB LEVER HAD FRICTION POINTS WHICH CAUSED STIFFNESS IN TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. REPLACED BALL END WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2018
- Submitted
- December 14, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N130HN
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 7366
- Aircraft time
- 2,250 hours, 7,616 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Ball End
- Part number
- 704A34114018
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.