What was found
DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC TAIL ROTOR LEADING EDGE DELAMINATION WAS FOUND. BOTH TAIL BLADES WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- September 12, 2017
- Submitted
- September 12, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N633JH
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0230E
- Aircraft time
- 18,127 hours, 29,445 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P3100105
- Part serial
- C891
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,293 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.