# Incident 20111213028979I: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, Cantwell, AK, December 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Cantwell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENRA
- Location: 63.3912° N, 148.9556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANTWELL (TTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3912&lon=-148.9556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (registry code 1182154, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C47B (registry code 54585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C47B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,031 total, 73 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111213028979I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N309MH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120501009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120501009479I), May 1, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 (N309MH), Beluga, AK, Minor damage. During a landing into a confined area, while under power the aircraft settled in the snow to a point where the rotor blades came in contact with the tops of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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