What was found
WHILE CONDUCTING A "POST FLIGHT" INSPECTION, MECHANICS NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WAS MISSING A TRIM TAB.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2013
- Submitted
- August 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N214EB
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28130
- Aircraft time
- 8,044 hours, 33,440 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT72A
- Engine time
- 8,044 hours, 10,891 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Tab
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Component
- Blade · Bell
- Component part number
- 214015300107
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.