Originally Posted by
blakmax
I am surprised that -5 blades are still in service. I personally would suggest that trying to squeeze the last few hundred hours of life out of these old blades is false economy.
This accident occurred before the replacement deadline. And they were -2's, not -5's, not that it makes any practical difference as both were subject to the same AD. There shouldn't be any -2's or -5's flying anymore, but there probably are some in countries with weak aviation safety discipline.