What was found
ON 50 HR INSPECTION FOUND CRACK ON BLUE BLADE A-1847 ON L/E ABRASION STRIP 30.25" FROM TIP.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2013
- Submitted
- August 27, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911ED
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57006
- Aircraft time
- 2,041 hours, 6,374 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- Engine time
- 2,041 hours, 4,944 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 429015100123
- Part serial
- A1847
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 111 hours
- 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.