- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2001
- Submitted
- September 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7128R
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 36007
- Aircraft time
- 13,312 hours
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 412015300109
- Part serial
- A913
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 11,544 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
BLADE EXCESSIVELY HEAVY AND CANNOT GET TO 80 PERCENT ROTOR RPM.
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