What was found
BLADE APPEARS CRACKED AT ROOT END OF BLADE WHERE PROTECTIVE LEADING EDGE STRIP BEGINS.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 2003
- Submitted
- June 16, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53038
- Aircraft time
- 4,419 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117
- Part serial
- A2138
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 385 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.