SDR 96ZZZX1409

Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
February 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N141CF
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47507
Part
Blade
Part number
222016001111
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R
Part time
2,062 hours
Component
222012701109
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 C/W TAIL ROTOR BLADE VISUAL INSPECTION IN AD 96-01-08, A 5.3 INCH LONG CORD-WISE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE CONVEX SURFACE OF THE BLADE .25 INCH BELOW THE END OF THE DOUBLER. CRACK SIZE AND LOCATION IS THE SAME AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION CONTAINED IN THE AD.

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