What was found
WHILE PERFORMING 1500 HOUR TAIL ROTOR BLADE INSPECTION FOUND CRACK IN INBOARD SIDE SURFACE SKIN APPROX. 2 INCHES IN LENGTH ON RED TAIL ROTOR BLADE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TAIL ROTOR BLADE ASSY. NOTE: PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED ON 6/22/09.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2009
- Submitted
- October 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N718P
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76C
- Aircraft serial
- 760686
- Aircraft time
- 1,477 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 7610105501042
- Part serial
- A24500881
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,477 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.