What was found
AFTER THE DAY`S FLIGHTS AND DURING THE DAILY INSPECTION WE FOUND, BY TAP TEST, THE L/E OF 1 OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WAS DELAMINATED IN VARIOUS PLACES, VARYING IN LENGTH FROM .5 TO 2 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2015
- Submitted
- February 12, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N506PH
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0375E
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 500P3100105
- Part serial
- C700
- Condition
- Delaminated
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 998 hours, 253 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.