Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 212

Difficulty date
August 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Blade
Part number
212015501005
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,421 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND REPAIR PATCH MISSING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF BLADE S/N A-833. DURING REMOVAL OF RESIDUAL ADHESIVE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT 111.25 INCHES FROM TIP AND 6 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE. THE 20 INCH LONG CRACK ORIGINATES AT A NICK UNDER THE MISSING PATCH AND PASSES THROUGH AN ADJACENT PATCH PROGRESSING TOWARDS THE TRAILING EDGE.

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