What was found
PILOT FOUND CRACKS IN TOP SKIN OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE ON NOV 11, 2012 DURING MORNING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2012
- Submitted
- November 12, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407VV
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53476
- Aircraft time
- 6,372 hours, 15,394 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 5,890 hours, 11,314 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 407015001117
- Part serial
- A2393
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 6,372 hours, 15,394 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.