What was found
BLADE REMOVED FOR BIM INDICATION. THE SPAR IS CRACKED ON BOTTOM SIDE UNDER NR 9 POCKET, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH STARTING AT BACK WALL RADIUS, RUNNING CHORDWISE TOWARDS LEADING EDGE. PROBABLE CAUSE: CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2001
- Submitted
- June 13, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N217AC
- Make and model
- Skrsky S64E
- Aircraft serial
- 64064
- Aircraft time
- 6,466 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 641520201048
- Part serial
- 64M50115227
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 8,329 hours
- 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.