- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2003
- Submitted
- March 14, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N659CD
- Make and model
- Bell 47G3B2
- Aircraft serial
- 6719
- Part
- Grip
- Part number
- R47120252003F
- Part serial
- MRG1142
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 627 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
EDDY CURRENT SHOWED CRACK IN THREAD AREA OF GRIP.
More about the Bell 47G-3B-2