What was found
CRACKED BLADE WAS FOUND ON POST-FLIGHT AFTER THE PILOT FELT AN IN-FLIGHT VIBRATION. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS CRACKED FROM THE INBOARD ROOT FITTING, 1.5 INCHES LONG WITH A 90-DEGREE TURN FOR ANOTHER .5 INCH. (X)
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 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
- 0099991489
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 5,700 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor Blade
- 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.