- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2002
- Submitted
- June 3, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2261D
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33076
- Aircraft time
- 20,104 hours
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Part time
- 13,477 hours
- Component
- Blade
- Component part number
- 412015300109
- 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
MAIN ROTOR BLADE TRAILING EDGE SPAR BELOW THE MID SPAN TRIM TAB IS CRACKED.
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