Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Aircraft time
1,630 hours
Engine
Lyc HIO360G1A
Part
Blade
Part number
269A6035023
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,945 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) DURING THE INSPECTION 600 HOURS/ANNUAL, WE PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND OBSERVED A SPANWISE CRACKS AT THE TRAILING EDGE SKINS . ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER SCHWEIZER, NO CRACKS ARE ALLOWED AT THE TAIL ROTOR.