What was found
DURING A 300 HR INSPECTION, A 1.2500 INCH CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP AT APPROXIMATLEY BLADE STATION 133.5. BLADE SENT TO BHTI FOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2005
- Submitted
- December 13, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2869F
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53623
- Aircraft time
- 291 hours, 495 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001129
- Part serial
- A3081
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 291 hours, 495 cycles
- 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.