Service difficulty report · Spar · Skrsky S76B

Difficulty date
January 6, 2015
Submitted
January 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139CC
Make and model
Skrsky S76B
Aircraft serial
760324
Aircraft time
2,930 hours, 5,783 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B36
Part
Spar
Part number
7615009100051A
Part serial
A08601477
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mr Blade
Part time
2,930 hours, 5,783 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE CHAPTER 5, 500 HOUR, ROOT END SPAR BORESCOPE INSPECTION, NOTICED SHADED AREA. CONFIRMED SHADED AREA AS A CRACK THROUGH INDEPENDENT NDT EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. CRACK ORIGINATES ON THE INSIDE BORE OF THE SPAR, AT THE TE OTBD BLADE BOLT HOLE. NOTIFIED ENGINEERING, REF ATTACHED SIMPLE DRAWING.