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Msg ID: 2728173 VRS Zealots +2/-1     
Author:Egg on the face?
5/1/2022 1:06:16 AM

Quite possibly



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Msg ID: 2728186 VRS Zealots +1/-1     
Author:Dummy
5/1/2022 4:22:34 AM

Reply to: 2728173
Did I miss something? A check of all links, safety wires, nuts, bolts, cotter keys and torque strip is standard pre-flight stuff. Is there some un-seeable condition affecting 429 pitch links?
I don’t fly them and have never seen one up close.


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Msg ID: 2728210 VRS Zealots +2/-1     
Author:Just Because
5/1/2022 9:23:33 AM

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the FAA posted an AD the same day as the accident does not mean that it had anything to do with the accident or that it even applied to the accident aircraft. The FAA usually lags behind the manufacturer by several months when issuing ADs...by then Bell Helicopter has already issued an ASB for the problem...so if the aircraft was affected by that AD it may already have been completed by complying with an ASB.



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Msg ID: 2728217 Tail *rotor* causing *tailboom* to come off? +3/-1     
Author:A VRS Zealot
5/1/2022 11:05:00 AM

Reply to: 2728173

The NTSB guy, "...McCarter noted that the tail boom that contains the tail rotor separated from the helicopter and was found 300 feet from the main wreckage."

Since when does a tail rotor problem cause the *tailboom* to come off?  



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Msg ID: 2728231 Tail *rotor* causing *tailboom* to come off? +1/-0     
Author:Been there
5/1/2022 12:20:56 PM

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Does VRS cause parts to comes off if the vibrations become excessive?



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Msg ID: 2728270 Tail *rotor* causing *tailboom* to come off? +2/-0     
Author:Answer
5/1/2022 5:19:14 PM

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In short, no..



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Msg ID: 2728450 Tail *rotor* causing *tailboom* to come off? +0/-0     
Author:Slug
5/4/2022 8:01:59 AM

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I'll back up the "NO".  



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