SDR 95ZZZX1090

Service difficulty report · Blade · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
January 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N707WR
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft serial
5239
Part
Blade
Part number
355A11002004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Sta 1360mm
Part time
1,696 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECTED DEFECT AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THIS MAIN ROTOR BLADE AT STATION 1360MM. CRACK LENGTH WAS 150MM CORDWISE. AS355 MAIN ROTOR BLADES HAVE A HISTORY OF THIS DEFECT IN THE AREA OF STATION 1000MM TO STATION 1400MM.

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