# SDR PH92003F00001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: July 23, 2003
- Submitted: August 15, 2003
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N170PA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170PA), registered now
- Make and model: Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial: 2637
- System (JASC): [6410 · Tail Rotor Blades](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6410)
- Part: Blade
- Part number: 355A12004008
- Part serial: 8053
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Tail Rotor
- Part time: 2,760 hours
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PH92003F00001

## Discrepancy

TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAS 4000 HOURS TBR(SLL).  UNIT FAILED AT 2760.0 TTSN.  MASSIVE SPAR CRACK ON LAMINATED SPAR.  UNIT RETURNED TO MFG.

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