What was found
POST-FLIGHT FOUND TAILROTOR BLADE CRACKED AT INBOARD RADIUS INSIDE TOWARD LEADING EDGE. POSSIBLY STARTED AT CORROSION SPOT.
- Difficulty date
- September 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N457AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R
- Part time
- 1,257 hours
- Component
- 407012101107
- 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.