What was found
BLADE IS CRACKED. (TWO CHORDWISE CRACKS ON THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE STRIP. THE FIRST CRACK IS AT STATION 180" WHICH IS COMPLETELY CHORDWISE. THE SECOND CRACK IS AT STATION 199.5 WHICH IS ONLY A PARTIAL CHORDWISE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N2014K
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33020
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 412015300109
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 6,051 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.