What was found
DURING 500 HR INSPECTION ON TAIL ROTOR BLADES, FOUND SMALL CRACKS ORIGINATING FROM S/S LEADING EDGE ON OUTBOARD SKIN, ON POLYURETHANE STRIP.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2002
- Submitted
- November 6, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798JH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350*
- Aircraft serial
- 1548
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 355A12004008
- Part serial
- 8170
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,001 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.