- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2025
- Submitted
- May 30, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54511
- Aircraft time
- 4,984 hours, 9,964 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 3,981 hours, 8,865 cycles
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117FM1A
- Part serial
- A1798
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 13,363 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.
What was found
CRACK FOUND 3/8" FROM THE AFT BLADE BOLE AREA IN NON-REPAIRABLE AREA OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
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