What was found
DURING P-CHECK MECHANIC NOTED CRACKLING SOUND EMANATING FROM TAIL ROTOR SPAR DURING FLEXING. DISASSEMBLY OF TAIL ROTOR BLADE CONFIRMED VIABLE CRACK IN SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2013
- Submitted
- August 23, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N850BP
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3584
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Blade
- Part time
- 3,484 hours
- Component
- Blade
- Component part number
- 355A12005004
- 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.