Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 412

Difficulty date
May 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3893S
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33022
Part
Blade
Part number
412015300109
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R
Part time
7,144 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

BLADE SKIN CRACKED ON THE UPPER SURFACE AT STA. 106. THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS OF STRESS CRACKS NEAR MIDSPAN TAB AREA.

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