Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 17, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
11,971 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
369D21100516A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,813 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) THE UPPER BLADE SURFACE IS CRACKED CHORDWISE FROM LEADING EDGE TO TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN BLADE STATION 120 AND 124. THE LOWER BLADE SURFACE IS ALSO CRACKED IN THE MID CORD AREA BETWEEN STATION 120 AND 124 BUT DOES NOT EXTENT TO THE LEADING EDGE OR TRAILING EDGE. (TC NR 20070118006)