What was found
SKIN DELAMINATION AND CRACK, 3 FT FROM ROOT (MAY QUALIFY FOR BLADE EXCHANGE). REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2003
- Submitted
- June 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3593X
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 1081
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 350A11001001
- Part serial
- 1112
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 6,510 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.