What was found
CRACK WAS FOUND ON TAILROTOR GEARBOX MOUNTING CASTING. CRACK PROPOGATED FROM AFT LEFT MOUNTING HOLE THROUGH LIGHTING HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2002
- Submitted
- December 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405RL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51405
- Aircraft time
- 7,652 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 206033426001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 4,290 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.