Service difficulty report · Blade · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
March 14, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
3,419 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
355A12004008
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Hub
Part time
376 hours
Component
T/R Hub Assy · Eveready · 355A12004008
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING HELI-SKIING OPERATIONS, PILOT LANDED ON HELIPAD AND NOTICED VIBRATIONS. PILOT CHECKED T/R BLADES AND FOUND ICE BUILD-UP. PILOT THEN DID START-UP BUT VIBRATION WAS STILL PRESENT AND SHUT-DOWN WAS CARRIED OUT. PILOT THEN INSPECTED T/R BLADES FURTHER AND FOUND A CRACK ON ONE OF THE T/R BLADES NEAR THE BLADE ROOT.