Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 500N

Difficulty date
June 28, 2023
Submitted
October 20, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N103CG
Make and model
Hughes 500N
Aircraft serial
LN102
Part
Blade
Condition
Unknown
Location
Notar
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.

What was found

IN RNGARDS TO THE MD 500N HOLICOPTER, LHLS IS THE SECOND LIMO THAT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NOTAR FAN BLADE ASSEMBLIES HAVING A STRANGO WEAR PALLERN ON THE SPAR PORTION OF THE BLADE ASSEMBLY. THESE FAN BLADES PIN: 500N5310-23 HAVO 3122.4 HRS TSN. NOT ALL THO BLADES HAVO THO SAMO ABOUT AND DEPLH OR WEAR AS IN LHE PREVIOUS 8010-4 FORM J SENT IN ON N520PC. THE OTHER ISSUE J HAD WITH THIS SEL OF NOTAR FAN BLADES IS THAT LHE PART NUMBERS AND SE,IAL NUMBERS HAVO WORN OFF LHO SPAR ASSEMBLY. WITHOUT THLS PERTINENT INFORMAHON I CAN NOT IDENTIFY WHAT BLADO IS WHAT THESE BLADES WERE ALSO MADE BY THO SAME VENDOR ROR MD HELICOPLORS. VENDOR CODE: 5146. THE ONTY PART NUMBER I CAN MAKE OUT IS THE VENDOR PIN WHICH IS. 5146€¢SOON5314€¢7. I WILL INDUDE PICTURES OF THESE BLADES