What was found
LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP IS CRACKED CHORDWISE, ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN BLADE. REPLACED WITH NEW SERVICEABLE MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2002
- Submitted
- December 9, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Aircraft time
- 2,108 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 430015001123
- Part serial
- A1154
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Blade
- Part time
- 2,109 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.