# Incident 20230829017329I: Bell 206-L4, Paris, TN, August 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2023, 10:00 local time
- Place: Paris, TN
- Airport: Henry County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 36.3359° N, 88.3844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENRY COUNTY (PHT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3359&lon=-88.3844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1807, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-L4
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,239 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230829017329I

## Narrative

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

ON 8-29-2023 THE AIRCRFT WAS REPOSITIONED FROM AE-94 SAVANNA, TN TO AE-123 PARIS, TN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 10:00 AM CST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO PERFORM SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AEL AMT'S REMOVED THE HUB AND BLADE ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND BEGAN CLEANING BLADES TO PREP FOR HUB CHANGE, DURING CLEANING THE AEL AMT FOUND A PERPENDICULAR CRACK 104 INCHES FOROM THE BLADE TIP CAP, STARTING AT THE TRAILING EDGE RUNNING UP TO THE BLADE SPAR, ON BLADE PN: 206-015-001-119 SN: VL00249530.

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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