What was found
(REF NR: MDR06-088) IB SIDE OF SPAR ON TRAILING EDGE HAS A CRACK. THE CRACK IS APPROX .482 INCH LONG AND RUNS FROM TIP END OF BLADE, DOWN INTO THE SCREW HOLE COUNTERSINK. BLADE HAS ACCUMULATED 660.4 HOURS SINCE LAST REPAIR. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2006
- Submitted
- August 17, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N229AC
- Make and model
- Skrsky S64E
- Aircraft serial
- 64018
- Aircraft time
- 4,898 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JFTD12A4A
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 6516100001043
- Part serial
- 64V52384507
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Blade
- Part time
- 39,689 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.