What was found
(CAN) UPON MAINTENANCE, THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE OUTER SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 2.5" LONG ON A CHORDWISE PLANE-APPROXIMATELY 5.5" FROM THE BLADE ROOT.
- Difficulty date
- March 29, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft time
- 7,844 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101750B1
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 117317411
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 4,341 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.