What was found
BEFORE ENGINE START, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON ROTOR BLADE TIP CAP. MECHANIC REMOVED PAINT TO DISCOVER CRACK IN FILLER MATERIAL AND HELICOPTER GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2017
- Submitted
- August 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N184AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54044
- Aircraft time
- 3,339 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 406016100119
- Part serial
- A4655
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,360 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.