Service difficulty report · Blade · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
November 26, 2013
Submitted
November 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC
Aircraft
N135LG
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0731
Aircraft time
2,558 hours, 9,979 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
L621M1010057
Part serial
3776
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,558 hours, 9,979 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.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A TEFLON LINING REPLACEMENT ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE ROOT OBSERVED A VERTICAL CRACK IN THE BEARING LAMINATE AT ONE OF THE BLADE BOLT HOLES. DAMAGE IS NOT PERMISSIBLE IAW EC135 MM 62-11-00, 6-1, 26 B. SENT BLADE TO ECD FOR REPAIR.

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