What was found
T/R SPAR FOUND CRACKED DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB 05.11R5. THIS CONDITION PERSISTS ON THIS MODEL HELICOPTER AND PN COMPONENT. REPLACED T/R BLADE WITH NEW UNIT. RETURNED HELICOPTER TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 2004
- Submitted
- October 22, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N890AK
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft serial
- 2138
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 35JA12004008
- Part serial
- 10014
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,358 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.