Service difficulty report · Blade · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 30, 2012
Submitted
September 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N245AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7154
Aircraft time
367 hours, 1,725 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Blade
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
367 hours, 1,725 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ONE TENSION-TORSION (TT) STRAP ON TAIL ROTOR HUB, HAD ONE BROKEN BLADE FROM THE LAMINATED PACK THAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INSPECTION/CLEANING OF THE TAIL ROTOR HUB. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED PRIOR TO ITS DISCOVERY DURING FLIGHT OR SHUTDOWN. THE BROKEN BLADE WAS A CLEAN CUT ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TT STRAP. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR DEFECTS OBSERVED AND NO INDICATION TO THE POTENTIAL CAUSE.

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