What was found
(CAN) ON A DAILY INSPECTION, THE PILOT NOTICED ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WAS DELAMINATING/SKIN SEPARATING ON THE T/E NEAR THE TIP. A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED.
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,600 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.