What was found
DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, FOUND A CRACK IN THE T/E OF THE BLADE WHERE THE NON BENDABLE TRIM TAB RIVETS TO THE BLADE. SENDING BLADE FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2013
- Submitted
- September 16, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC - Aircraft
- N911EF
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0382
- Aircraft time
- 4,007 hours, 13,237 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- L621M1010056
- Part serial
- 3319
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,986 hours
- 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.