What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AIRWORTHINESS CHECK OF THE MRH, IT WAS NOTICED A FINE LINE WITH SOME WEAR MUD. FURTHER INSPECTION LED TO THE CONFIRMATION OF A CRACK. APPROXIMATELY 1" LONG.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2018
- Submitted
- July 17, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N132LN
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 3970
- Aircraft time
- 5,624 hours, 14,373 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Hub
- Part number
- 350A31200202
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Component
- Ava Assembly · Airbus
- Component part number
- 350A31003306
- 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.