What was found
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE DEBONDING AT STATION 57.75 THROUGH 77.75. THERE WAS A SMALL VOID, 1.25 INCHES, AT STATION 78.25. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK ON TOP OF THE BLADE AT STATION 187.5.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2002
- Submitted
- September 18, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N90421
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76
- Aircraft serial
- 760039
- Aircraft time
- 9,852 hours, 41,736 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 761509000045
- Part serial
- A08600104
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 6,746 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.