What was found
AT FIRST BIM CHECK, PILOTS REPORTED HEARING A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. INSPECTED BLADES. FOUND THE TIP WEIGHT ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TIP CAP. BLADE WAS REPLACED. OPEN
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2011
- Submitted
- October 27, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N194AC
- Make and model
- Skrsky S64E
- Aircraft serial
- 64017
- Engine
- Pwa JFTD12A4A
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 641520201050
- Part serial
- 64M51865486
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 12,347 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.