SDR RMXA383298

Service difficulty report · Blade · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
May 2, 2011
Submitted
May 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4282
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4282
Aircraft time
1,470 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,006 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
355A12005010
Part serial
17477
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
5,231 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON APPROACH, ACFT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE PILOT SIDE WIND SCREEN AND WAS PROJECTED INTO THE TAIL ROTOR DUE TO THE DOWN WASH OF THE MAIN ROTOR SYS TECH INSPECTED WINDSCREEN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. TAIL ROTOR BLADE AND SPIDER ASSY HAD EVIDENCE OF THE BIRD IMPACT AND WAS INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND TAP TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AFTER GROUND RUNS AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS NOTED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IAW MET 05.53.00.604.