What was found
DURING AWC CK FOUND GREEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE, HAS CRACK ON L/E OF ABRASION STRIP AT SCARF JOINT OF BLADE & TIP CAP. CRACK IS .3750" LONG.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2013
- Submitted
- July 30, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911NM
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57031
- Aircraft time
- 1,178 hours, 3,022 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 429015100123
- Part serial
- A1145
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,178 hours, 3,022 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.