Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell UH1H

Difficulty date
October 3, 2011
Submitted
October 3, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45AD
Make and model
Bell UH1H
Aircraft serial
6616899
Aircraft time
8,588 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
204011250113
Part serial
AFS12045
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Hub
Part time
413 hours
Component
Hub · Bell
Component part number
204012101139
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT NOTED A VERTICAL VIBRATION DURING FLIGHT. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAD CRACKED 90 INCHES FROM BLADE TIP THROUGH THE T/E TO THE SPAR AND 7" TOWARDS THE BLADE ROOT ALONG THE SPAR, ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE BLADE.

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