What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE ARM OF THE STARFLEX. THE STARFLEX IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2013
- Submitted
- October 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N63CF
- Make and model
- Aerosp SA365N
- Aircraft serial
- 6068
- Aircraft time
- 11,696 hours, 64,427 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Starflex
- Part number
- 365A31181004
- Part serial
- M1102
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,288 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.