What was found
LOWER SURFACE GRIP FINGERS FOUND DEBONDED AT STA.38 - 43.5. DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. BLADE ASSY. WAS SENT TO BELL HELICOPTERS FORTWORTH. CUSTOMER PROPERTY RETURN.
- Difficulty date
- September 8, 2003
- Submitted
- September 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N177AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52157
- Aircraft time
- 9,515 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 206015001115
- Part serial
- A4525
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 905 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.