What was found
PILOT FOUND TAIL ROTOR BLADE ROOT FITTING CRACKED ON A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE ON THIS AIRCRAFT. THE LAST BLADE, S/N 009999-1489, ONLY TWO SERIAL NUMBERS DIFFERENCE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2000
- Submitted
- August 10, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N504MP
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- O523E
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 369D2161531
- Part serial
- 0099991491INBD
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 6,195 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor
- Component part number
- 4BLADE
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.