What was found
BLADE REMOVED FOR REPAIR OF LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP CRACKS. CUSTOMER REQUESTED EXCHANGE BLADE IN ORDER TO RESUME FLIGHTS. EXCHANGE BLADE INSTALLED, REPAIRABLE BLADE RETURNED TO AEC
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2001
- Submitted
- October 9, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N335FP
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 5456
- Aircraft time
- 5,031 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 355A11002009
- Part serial
- 4629
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 4,892 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.