What was found
(CAN) UPON AN INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THAT A SURFACE CRACK WAS DEVELOPING NEAR THE BLADE BOLT HOLE . FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CRACK HAD THIS RED/ORANGE PLASTIC MATERIAL COMING OUT OF IT.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 321 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001137
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 421 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.