Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
January 7, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft time
16,634 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Blade
Part number
S611520107
Condition
Torn
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
9,301 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ROTORCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE WHEN SOUND WAS HEARD OF BLADE TAPE COMING OFF A BLADE. NO FURTHER SOUNDS OR PROBLEMS OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL AT BASE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE POCKET HAD DEPARTED THE ROTORCRAFT.