SDR HDCA107099

Service difficulty report · Blade · Clark 1000CLARK

Difficulty date
December 1, 2005
Submitted
December 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Clark 1000CLARK
Part
Blade
Part number
206015001115
Part serial
A3522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,116 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.

What was found

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED CRACK ON MAIN ROTOR BLADE AT BLADE STATION 41.5 EXTENDING CHORDWISE FROM TRAILING EDGE ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SKINS ACROSS FINGERS ON TRAILING EDGE EXTENDING 6.3750 INCHES THEN FOLLOWING FINGERS OB, SPANWISE, 5 INCHES. SEPARATION OCCURED AS LIGHT CAN BE SEEN THROUGH CRACK. MAIN ROTOR BLADE SCRAPPED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW PART.