Service difficulty report · Blade · Aerosp SA315B

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
December 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5770F
Make and model
Aerosp SA315B
Aircraft serial
2593
Part
Blade
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
628 hours
Component
Tail Rotor Head · Aerosp
Component part number
3160S3411000P
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, A 2.50 INCH CHORDWISE CRACK WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH INBOARD FROM THE TRAILING EDGE AND 14 INCHES FROM THE TIP OF THE BLADE. CORROSIVE OPERATING CONDITIONS. SUSPECT INTERGRANULAR CORROSION EMANATING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE BLADE. (X)

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