What was found
DURING DAILY INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN TAIL ROTOR BLADE ABRASION STRIP.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2026
- Submitted
- July 27, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N428CF
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57228
- Aircraft time
- 5,434 hours, 28,153 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 429016101105
- Part serial
- VL00532049
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 277 hours, 277 cycles
- 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.