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Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
June 20, 2003
Submitted
June 20, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52550
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0166E
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Blade
Part number
369D21100517
Part serial
00999J413
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,088 hours, 1,475 cycles
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.

What was found

CRACK FROM TRAILING EDGE TO SPAR BOTH BOTTOM AND TOP OF BLADE. CRACK IS APPROX 19 INCHES OUTBOARD OF REAR BLADE PIN HOLE. CRACK 4.6250 INCHES LONG AND T (ED) OF 1.5000 EACH WAY ON THE BOTTOM AND ON TOP SIDE T 2 INCHES TOWARD OUTBOARD AND .5000 INCH TOWARD INBOARD.

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