What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS THE TITANIUM LEADING EDGE STRIP HAS SEPERATION AT THE SPLICE AREA WITH A DEEP GASH. SENT TO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COMPOSITES FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2002
- Submitted
- December 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5435V
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760158
- Aircraft time
- 14,938 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 7615009100049A
- Part serial
- A08600983
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 13,548 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.