What was found
FOUND OVAL SHAPED AREA ON OUTSIDE OF TAIL ROTOR BLADE DEBONDED. 11 INCHES FROM BLADE ROOT TO 17 INCHES FROM BLADE ROOT. 1 INCH FROM TRAILING EDGE TO 3 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE OF BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2001
- Submitted
- October 29, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N407AK
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53269
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Part serial
- A1898
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.