What was found
(AUS) TAIL ROTOR BLADE CRACKED. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT CRACKING IS CAUSED BY SLIPPAGE OF THE GLUE BETWEEN THE FINGER DOUBLER AND THE BLADE SKIN.
- Difficulty date
- October 20, 2002
- Submitted
- February 10, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 109813201111
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 13 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.