What was found
TAIL ROTOR BLADE CRACKED, 7 INCHES DOWN FROM COLLAR, 3 INCHES LONG . FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 64-10-00,6-1A.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 2018
- Submitted
- March 2, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N54178
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4178
- Aircraft time
- 5,161 hours, 12,509 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 355A12005004
- Part serial
- 11850
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,917 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.