What was found
THE BOTTOM SKIN OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS A 4 1/2 INCH CRACK STATING AT THE TRAILING EDGE AND PERPENDICULAR TO SPAN 57 1/4 INCHES IN FOR BLADE TIP.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2019
- Submitted
- March 19, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N808JH
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0577E
- Aircraft time
- 16,455 hours, 52,917 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- Engine time
- 15,150 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P2100105
- Part serial
- 555D
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,563 hours, 5,550 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.