Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 9, 2012
Submitted
November 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53483
Aircraft time
6,958 hours, 17,865 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Blade
Part number
107015001117
Part serial
A2412
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
6,958 hours, 17,865 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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE ABRASION STRIP CRACKED CHORDWISE AT BLADE STATION 199, FROM WEIGHT POCKET THROUGH L/E RADIUS.

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