What was found
DURING INSPECTION, THE TIP CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS ON THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE HEAVILY CORRODED.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2016
- Submitted
- August 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N330KW
- Make and model
- Snias SA330J
- Aircraft serial
- 1418
- Aircraft time
- 9,687 hours, 10,930 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 330A11155023
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Part time
- 2,845 hours
- Component
- Blade
- Component part number
- 330A11002201
- 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.