What was found
WHILE DOING A DAILY CHECK/INSP OF THE M/R BLADES, 4 CRACKS WERE FOUND DEVELOPING ON THE L/E ABRATION STRIP. M/M STATES 2 CRACKS ARE ALLOWED. MFG IS AWARE OF THE CRACKING.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 1,590 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001137
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,794 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.