What was found
(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED TO BELL:NEW AIRCRAFT FOUND A SUSPECTED CRACK ON TAIL ROTOR BLADE SURFACE. ACTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS REMOVED PAINT ON SUSPECTED BLADE AREA AND DID FURTHER MORE INSPECTION. LENGTH OF CRACK 0.274 IN.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2019
- Submitted
- August 17, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 16 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.