What was found
PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION FELT. LANDED AND FOUND LOWER SURFACE OF BLADE SKIN DELAMINATED AND CURLED BACK FROM THE L/E. ACFT IS GROUNDED WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 7,872 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 6,580 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.