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SDR CA080107001

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Service difficulty report · Blade · Snias AS350B2

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Difficulty date
January 7, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
2,425 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101*
System (JASC)
6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
Part
Blade
Part number
355A12004008
Part serial
11657
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,592 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.

What was found

(CAN) ON DAILY INSPECTION, A CRACK IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE TIP OF THE TAILROTOR ASSY WAS FOUND. THE CRACK WAS APPROX .5 INCH LONG FROM TIP OF BLADE LEADING TO T/E ON A DIAGONAL. SUSPECT THIS CRACK, IF LEFT, WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRAILING EDGE CORNER APPROX .7500 OF AN INCH TO DEPART FROM TIP OF THE BLADE. THIS WAS FOUND ON BOTH BLADES ONE BLADE MORE SEVERE THAN THE OTHER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A TAILROTOR IMPACT. (TC NR 20080107001)