What was found
BLADE IS CRACKED. (BLADE HAS NOSE AND NECK SHELLS CRACKED AND SEPARATED. THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE STRIP IS SEPARATED ON THE INBOARD END BEYOND LIMITS. THE NO. 2 CENTER STRIP HAS SMALL AREAS OF SEPARATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5031U
- Make and model
- Bolkms BO105S
- Aircraft serial
- S678
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 10515141
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 10,638 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.