What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The day after flight a mechanic performing a postflight inspection found one each tail rotor blade paint chipped. Upon further inspection found scuffing on the opposing tail rotor blade. Performed a hidden damage inspection and found voids in both tail rotor blades near outboard end of blade. No leading edge damage or static stop yielding was found. Pilot never felt or heard anything to indicate any tail rotor strike. Forwarded report to Bell helicopter product support engineering. Operator performed sudden stoppage inspection per product support recommendation. Operator replaced both rotor blades.
As the FAA filed it
THE DAY AFTER FLIGHT A MECHANIC PERFORMING A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND ONE EACH TAIL ROTOR BLADE PAINT CHIPPED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND SCUFFING ON THE OPPOSING TAIL ROTOR BLADE.PERFORMED A HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION AND FOUND VOIDS IN BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADES NEAR OUTBOARD END OF BLADE. NO LEADING EDGE DAMAGE OR STATIC STOP YIELDING WAS FOUND.PILOT NEVER FELT OR HEARD ANYTHING TO INDICATE ANY TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.FORWARDED REPORT TO BELL HELICOPTER PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEERING. OPERATOR PERFORMED SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION PER PRODUCT SUPPORT RECOMMENDATION.OPERATOR REPLACED BOTH ROTOR BLADES.
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