What was found
AIRCRAFT PICKED UP TO A HOVER AND PILOT HEARD A LOUD SHUDDER NOISE AND PUT AIRCRAFT ON GROUND. ON INSPECTION, FOUND ALL 13 NOTAR FAN BLADES DESTROYED WITH DAMAGE TO LINER. UNKNOWN CAUSE OF BLADE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2016
- Submitted
- January 28, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Aircraft serial
- RN042
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47M
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blades
- Part number
- 500N531019
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Notar Fan
- Part time
- 2,257 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.