What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE L/E CRACKED AT STA 35.75. TRACER STRANDS BREAKING THROUGH ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES AND TRIM TAB, EARS DEBONDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2011
- Submitted
- August 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N647AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53357
- Aircraft time
- 10,478 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117FM1A
- Part serial
- A1355
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 12,146 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.