What was found
4.5 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER AND LOWER MAIN ROTOR BLADE SKIN AT BS 91.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2016
- Submitted
- February 10, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N745BW
- Make and model
- Doug 600N
- Aircraft serial
- 0200E
- Aircraft time
- 12,930 hours, 12,219 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P2300503
- Part serial
- U088
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,013 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.