What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a preflight inspection prior to the first flight of the day, the assigned pilot noticed that both tail rotor strike tabs were bent and marks on tail rotor blades. Indicating that the tailrotor had struck something. The pilot who flew the aircraft the previous day was interviewed by the company. The pilot was unaware of any event that caused the damage. The aircraft had undergone a routine maintenance inspection after the last flight of the day. However, the condition of the strike tabs were not discover until the next morning during a preflight inspection by the pilot on duty.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE ASSIGNED PILOT NOTICED THAT BOTH TAIL ROTOR STRIKE TABS WERE BENT AND MARKS ON TAIL ROTOR BLADES. INDICATING THAT THE TAILROTOR HAD STRUCK SOMETHING. THE PILOT WHO FLEW THE AIRCRAFT THE PREVIOUS DAY WAS INTERVIEWED BY THE COMPANY. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY EVENT THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AFTER THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION OF THE STRIKE TABS WERE NOT DISCOVER UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT ON DUTY.
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