What was found
DURING BLADE REMOVAL, FOR 100HR YOKE INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS IN ABRASION STRIP ON LE OF BLADE SN A-2180. DETERMINED CRACK IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW THE MM.
- Difficulty date
- February 12, 2015
- Submitted
- February 13, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N556UH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49117
- Aircraft time
- 6,853 hours, 21,925 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Strip
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mr Blade
- 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.