What was found
STAINLESS STEEL L/E FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. CRACK IS 70 MM LENGTH CHORDWISE LOCATED ON THE UPPER SURFACE APPROX 2997 MM FROM THE BLADE ROOT END. CAUSE OF ISSUE IS UNKNOWN.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2012
- Submitted
- November 30, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N132H
- Make and model
- Agusta A109E
- Aircraft serial
- 11157
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 709010301109
- Part serial
- H122793
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,370 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.