SDR MDR04041

Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
January 22, 2004
Submitted
April 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64065
Aircraft time
20,039 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
6516100010041
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
42,069 hours
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.

What was found

DURING NORMAL AIRCRAFT INSPECTIN, THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND. THE OB SIDE OF THE POCKET HAS THREE CRACKS RUNNING SPANWISE APPROXIMATEL .398 INCH FROM THE TRAILING EDGE. THE FIRST CRACK IS 75 INCH FROM THE TIP END AND .835 INCH LONG. THE SECOND CRACK IS 9 INCH FROM THE TIP END AND .705 INCH LONG. THE THIRD CRACK IS 11.875 INCH FROM THE TIP END AND .684 INCH LONG. PROABABLE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.