SDR MDR04040

Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
April 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64018
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Blade
Part number
6516100010041
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
848 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.

What was found

DURING NORMAL AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: TWO SPANWISE CRACKS EXIST AT THE TRAILING EDGE ON THE OB SIDE. THE FIRST CRACK IS 7.25 INCH FROM OB END OF THE POCKET AND IS 1.25 INCH IN LENGTH. THE SECOND CRACK IS 14.5 INCHES FROM THE OB END OF THE POCKET AND IS 1.125 INCHES IN LENGTH. BOTH CRACKS ARE .375 INCH FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. THESE CRACKS ARE AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE INSERT THAT RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE TRAILING EDGE. PROBABLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.