Service difficulty report · Blade · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 30, 2016
Submitted
November 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814EH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2641
Aircraft time
6,502 hours, 31,900 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
5,968 hours, 12,883 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
355A12004014
Part serial
15644
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
2,354 hours, 1,068 cycles
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.

What was found

0.25 INCH CRACK FOUND ON INBOARD SIDE OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT BY THE SCHEDULED PILOT ON DUTY, BUT THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS SCHEDULED FOR THE DAY. AFTERWARD THE MECHANIC ON DUTY VERIFIED THE CRACK WITH DYE PENETRANT. THE CRACK IS NOT IN THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED BY AD 2001-26-55 BUT IS ON THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLADE AND WILL REQUIRE REPAIR.