Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 18, 2002
Submitted
October 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407SJ
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53422
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Blade
Part number
406016100119
Part serial
A2593
Condition
Out Of Balance
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,186 hours
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.

What was found

TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS AN OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.

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