What was found
TAIL ROTOR BLADES HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE PAINT ON TOP OF TRAILING EDGE TAB.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2002
- Submitted
- May 28, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 2653
- Aircraft time
- 5,005 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 355A12004008
- Part serial
- 6266
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,729 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.