What was found
WHILE PERFORMING 500 HOUR TAIL ROTOR SPAR INSPECTION FOUND RED TAIL ROTOR BLADE SPAR CRACKED ALONG FORWARD EDGE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE ASSY. NOTE: PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED ON 7/24/09.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2009
- Submitted
- October 16, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N725P
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76C
- Aircraft serial
- 760688
- Aircraft time
- 1,441 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- T/R Blade
- Part time
- 1,441 hours
- Component
- Blade
- Component part number
- 7610105501042
- 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.