Service difficulty report · Blade · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
October 26, 2011
Submitted
October 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135MF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0281
Aircraft time
4,959 hours, 13,402 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
L621M1010056
Part serial
1506
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
4,959 hours, 13,402 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.

What was found

THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACK IN A MAIN ROTOR BLADE WHILE PERFORMING AN AIRWORTHINESS INSP OF THE ACFT. THE BLADE IS CRACKED 73" FROM THE BLADE CUFF TO THE T/E. THE CRACK EXTENDS FORWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE APPROX 6" IN LENGTH. MFG HAS ISSUED ASB EC135-62A-014 WHICH PERTAINS TO THIS MRB CRACK. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY OOS AWAITING A REPLACEMENT BLADE.

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