What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION FOUND THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL BALL FLEX CABLE SHEATH CRACKED COMPLETLY AROUND THE CABLE. R & R CABLE ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- June 3, 2011
- Submitted
- June 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N861NC
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0564
- Aircraft time
- 1,917 hours, 6,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Control Cable
- Part number
- 76CF8716
- Part serial
- 664
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,917 hours, 6,063 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.