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Service difficulty report · Blade · Urocop EC135T1

Difficulty date
August 19, 2011
Submitted
August 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969ME
Make and model
Urocop EC135T1
Aircraft serial
0089
Aircraft time
4,820 hours, 16,890 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Debonded
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
696 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A 1200 HOUR/36 MONTH INSP OF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY, FOUND 3 TAIL ROTOR BLADES P/N L642A2002101 S/N M715, M8073, AND M8075 BALANCE WEIGHT POCKETS DEBONDED FROM THE BLADES AND ONE IS CRACKED AND HAS A PIECE MISSING. NOTE: THESE 3 BLADES WERE INSTALLED TOGETHER 696.5 HOURS AGO.

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