SDR 9EKA20160920015

Difficulty date

September 20, 2016

Submitted

September 20, 2016

Operation

Air carrier

Aircraft

N359EV

Make and model

Snias AS350B3

Aircraft serial

3797

Aircraft time

2,771 hours, 16,172 cycles

Engine

Tmeca ARRIEL2B1

Engine time

3,069 hours, 6,646 cycles

System (JASC)

6410 · Tail Rotor Blades

Part

Blade

Part number

355A12005004

Part serial

10181

Condition

Cracked

Location

Tail Rotor

Part time

1,551 hours

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.