Service difficulty report · Blade · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
July 23, 2003
Submitted
August 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911KR
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft serial
2094
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Blade
Part number
355A12004008
Part serial
8226
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
2,740 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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS 4000 HOURS TBR(SLL). UNIT FAILED AT 2740.3 TTSN. MASSIVE SPAR CRACK ON LAMINATED SPAR. UNIT RETURNED.