What was found
FAILED BLADE INSPECTION. EXCESSIVE SKINS CRACKS AND BULGING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420MB
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7077
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 117150071
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 3,565 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.