Service difficulty report · Blade · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
January 13, 2014
Submitted
January 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0412
Aircraft time
3,381 hours, 15,482 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
L621M1010056
Part serial
2269
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,040 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

UPON ACFT RETURN FROM REVENUE FLIGHT & DURING PM SHIFT CHANGE PILOT FOUND 2 INCH, 45 DGREE ANGLE CRACK ON UPPER AFT PROFILE AREA 6 INCHES OUT FROM ROOT END & 2' FWD OF TE OF THE GREEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE. REPLACED THIS MRB & RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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