What was found
(CAN) BLADE PIN FOUND TO BE CRACKED BY PILOT ON A VISUAL INSPECTION. IT IS AN EXPANDABLE PIN WITH A NUT TO ADJUST TENSION. PIN FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE END OF THE THREADS, PIN HAD 779.4 HOURS REMAINING ON IT.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 18,118 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- 369A10045
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Part time
- 6,821 hours
- Component
- Blade · Hughes
- Component part number
- 369A10045
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.