As a owner of new R44 this is very concerning to me. I believe that complying with FAA AD for checking cracks in TR blades would not have prevented this from happening. Looking at the pictures it looks like TR blade separation was secondary to something else. Very curious to find out the final conclusion by ATSB.
Since the owner of the company/helicopter himself perished in the accident I do not believe that neglected maintenance to save few bucks would have been an issue. What else a pilot can do other than report discrepancy to mechanic and go flying when he/she says everything is good.
BTW the date of AD is May 2020 and mine has completion date by manufacturer as June 19 2020. I am hoping they not only complied with AD but installed the blades with corrected design
Last edited by kansarasc; 12th Jul 2020 at 14:00.