What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND DURING M/R BLADE TORQUE EVENT INSP. CRACK IS APPROX. 11 INCHES OUT FROM BLADE GRIP ON LOWER SURFACE OF BLADE. CRACK RUNS CORDWISE AND IS APPROX. 3.5INCHES LONG.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2005
- Submitted
- June 2, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 10,778 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 369D21100523
- Part serial
- 310915
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 11,195 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.