What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND POSSIBLE CRACK AT TAIL ROTOR BLADE. LOCATION WHERE THE FWD STRAP MEETS THE POCKET ON THE L/E, APPROX LENGTH .750. REMOVED TAIL ROTOR BLADE FROM SERVICE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2012
- Submitted
- June 8, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7NJ
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41264
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 3G6410A00131
- Part serial
- V832
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 195 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.