What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE BLADE, 172.72 CM FROM PIN ROOT. CRACK IS 5.08 CM LONG. (AL05200400824)
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2004
- Submitted
- July 13, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N57954
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 1127
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 355A11002011
- Part serial
- 8836
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- 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.