What was found
1.5 INCH CRACK FOUND ON TRAILING EDGE OF BLADE FAIRING. CRACK STARTS AT 60MM FROM TOP OF BLADE FAIRING AND RUNS DOWN AND UNDERNEATH BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2018
- Submitted
- April 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N609CF
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14018
- Aircraft time
- 4,320 hours, 9,349 cycles
- Engine time
- 7,604 hours, 14,857 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 709010401101
- Part serial
- A50117
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 7,911 hours
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.