What was found
(CAN) TAIL ROTOR BLADES, L/E STRIPS FOUND DEBONDED AT BLADE TIPS. EDGE OF L/E STRIP SEPARATED FROM AIRFOIL. BOTH BLADES REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED BY NEW UNIT SAME PN.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft time
- 8,413 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20R2
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P3100105
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,751 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.