SDR HEEA080245

Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 27, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53159
Aircraft time
5,802 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
407015001117
Part serial
A664
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,439 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

CRACK IN BLADE ROOT CAP IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES; ONE BY LEADING EDGE MOUNT BOLT AND ONE IN TRAILING EDGE BY WEIGHT AND TAB NUMBERS.

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