What was found
WHILE PERFORMING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, MECHANIC SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CRACK IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF M/R BLADE SKIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THE SKIN WAS CRACKED AS WELL AS A VOID HAD APPEARED UNDER THE AREA OF THE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N161KA
- Make and model
- Kaman K1200
- Aircraft serial
- A940016
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- K911001009
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 1,496 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.