What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAS A CRACK IN THE ABRASION STRIP NEAR STATION 152.5 INCHES WITH THE FIBERGLASS BELOW THE STRIP CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE TIP RIB AND NUT PLATE ARE BOTH UNBONDED.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2003
- Submitted
- August 11, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1545K
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760047
- Aircraft time
- 17,472 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 7615009100041A
- Part serial
- A08600778
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 13,301 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.