What was found
UPON A DAILY / POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE A&P MECHANICS DISCOVERED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE DEBONDED AT THE BLADE ROOT. THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAD 22.7 HOURS TIME SINCE NEW.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2019
- Submitted
- September 6, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430ST
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49071
- Aircraft time
- 6,770 hours, 6,823 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 222016001139
- Part serial
- BH200956
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 23 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.