What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE L/E CRACKED AT STA 90.00. TRACER STRANDS BREAKING THROUGH ON LOWER SURFACE SKIN AND TRIM TAB EARS DEBONDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2011
- Submitted
- August 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53494
- Aircraft time
- 11,262 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117
- Part serial
- A1250
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 16,851 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.