What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION. THREE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS ADJACENT TO THE EROSION SHIELDS.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2017
- Submitted
- March 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9YTAJ
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41234
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 3G6410A00133
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,227 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.