What was found
CRACKS FOUND IN BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES IN THE AREA OF THE CONTROL CUFF/ FLEXBEAM VIEWED FROM THE INSPECTION AND DRAIN HOLES. FLEXING BLADES UP AND DOWN YOU CAN SEE THE CRACK OPEN AND CLOSE. ALSO YOU CAN HEAR AN AUDIBLE CLICKING SOUND.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2003
- Submitted
- August 21, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N312MS
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135P1
- Aircraft serial
- 0129
- Engine
- Pwa PW206A
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- L621M1010054
- Part serial
- 774776
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,304 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.