What was found
DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. LEADING EDGE SHEATH CRACKED CHORDWISE AT STATION 132.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2002
- Submitted
- July 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N557AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53243
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117
- Part serial
- A1297
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,904 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.