What was found
WHILE DOING A 600 HR INSPECTION TAP TEST OF THE M/R BLADE, IT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A DULL SOUND NEAR STATION 183 TO 185 ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE BLADE. THE APPROXIMATE CHORD WISE LENGTH 2".
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2011
- Submitted
- January 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft time
- 882 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001137
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 2,362 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.