Just drifting back a while, I seem to recall a tail rotor blade *inspection called by Augusta regarding the same area as this one re cracking.
I also remember a number of tail rotor blades that showed cracking in the paint covering. Removing the paint layer showed progression through the first layer or two of the carbon fibre Multy layers. These blades returned for repair.*
Question was the blade in question one of these? Is this latest failure a progression of the original problem? how many hours on the subject blade? What was learned by Augusta from the results of the original problem that generated the original inspection.
