Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 28, 2016
Submitted
September 28, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N407NA
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Blade
Part number
406016100119
Part serial
A6399
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
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.

What was found

FOUND SMALL CRACK IN TAIL ROTOR BLADE ON FLAT SURFACE JUST INBOARD OF CURVED SECTION OF ROOT AREA. BLADE HAD BEEN REPAIRED.

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