What was found
(CAN) ON DAILY INSPECTION OUTBOARD PART OF BLADE SKIN WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CRACK IS FORMED AROUND TIP BLOCK ON BLADE. THE CRACK IS APPROX. 3 INCHES LONG, STARTING FROM BEHIND ABRASION STRIP TO ABOUT MIDDLE OF BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2001
- Submitted
- August 7, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C
- Aircraft time
- 4,668 hours
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360D1A
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 269A603523
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,380 hours
- 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.