What was found
LOWER TANG LEADING EDGE HAS A CRACK EXTENDING THRU GRIP TANG TO BLADE BOLT BUSHING. FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2018
- Submitted
- March 13, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N72297
- Make and model
- Bell UH1H
- Aircraft serial
- 6717147
- Engine
- Lyc T53L13B
- System (JASC)
- 6700 · Rotorcraft Flight Control
- Part
- Grip
- Part number
- 204011121113
- Part serial
- J121593
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Hub
- Component
- Hub · Bell
- Component part number
- 204012101139
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.